5 platoons for Bhubaneswar to enforce COVID-19 norms

September 18, 2020 04:05 am | Updated 04:05 am IST - BHUBANESWAR

5 platoons to enforce norms in Bhubaneswar

A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed displeasure over non-adherence of COVID-19 guidelines in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the city police announced that five platoons of armed police will be deployed to enhance enforcement. The COVID-19 situation continues to worsen in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Khordha district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, now leads the COVID-19 tally with 28,794 cases. Ganjam district is now at the second spot with 19,444 cases.

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