Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday was assured by the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa that all steps are being initiated to take care of the migrant labourers from Odisha stuck in the state.
Yediyurappa also gave this assurance to Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan when he had a meeting with the two leaders through video conference on the issue, an official release said.
The Chief Minister told his Naveen and Pradhan that the state has made adequate arrangements to make sure no one goes hungry.
He also apprised them that the economic activities are set to resume in the state after the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and these labourers would get jobs again.
Details were also shared about the number of labourers from Odisha in the state, their health condition and arrangements to quarantine them.
(Agencies)
