Govt Asked to Arrange Campaign on social distancing & Mask Wearing

Bhubaneswar : To make people aware of the unavoidable need of social distancing, mask-wearing and proper hand hygiene, Odisha Government today instructed the Information Public Relation (I & PR), Panchayati Raj, Women and Child Development (W & CD) and Mission Shakti Departments to intensify IEC (Information, Education and Communication ) activities with active involvement of community.

As a meeting was held today, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy reviewed the progress of IEC activities and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) activities in the state in this meeting. Officials from I&PR, Panchayati Raj, W&CD and Mission Shakti Departments attended the meeting. The Chief Secretary directed the officials to organise ward-level COVID-19 committee meetings in rural and urban areas within a week.

The campaign will focus on spreading awareness among people on inevitable need of social distancing, mask-wearing and hand hygiene to curb spread of the virus,” For awareness Tv, Radio, mics and poster can be used said Asit Tripathy.