BHUBANESWAR: The
state government on Wednesday restricted public access to state
government offices particularly in Bhubaneswar,
Cuttack and districts where incidence of Covid infection is high.
The step has been taken in view of resurgence of Covid infection in the state. The state government departments have also been asked to strictly implement Covid appropriate behaviours in all offices.
“Only in extremely urgent cases, entry will be permitted in a government office based on approval of the senior-most official. For redressal of public grievances, intensive use of e-Abhijog portal, will be made,” said an official order issued by the state general administration department.
The order said physical meetings shall be discouraged unless urgent and necessary while it has been asked to hold meetings virtually as far as possible. In case of physical meeting, minimum distance of two metres should be maintained.
Official works will be managed as far as practical by use of virtual means, said the order.
The administrative departments have been asked to communicate the instructions to respective sub-ordinate and field offices.