Ashapradeep Bureau.

The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI), the Apex Body of Industry, Trade, Commerce & Services located at Jaydev Vihar, Bhubaneshwar has initiated the COVID care initiative as a part of its moral responsibility towards the society.

Mr. Brahma Mishra, President UCCI informed, under the initiative, several facilities are being provided to the people of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to make use of. First among them is the home delivery of packed food to covid positive patients under home isolation. Currently, lunch and dinner is being provided. The service is free of cost food packed hygienically id delivered at the door step of the patient under home quarantine.

Currently around 350 parcels are being delivered daily in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack. Nearly 1000 food packets have been delivered so far and the pace of distribution is continuing with request pouring in daily.

Secondly, free tele medicine is also being offered to the general public to discuss their prevailing general health and medical conditions with a team of doctors comprising psychiatrists, general physicians and specialists empaneled with the UCCI. The people can call the doctors of their choice at the stipulated time. Further details can be availed from UCCI office.

Thirdly, the project of supplying oxygen cylinder to the patients has been undertaken by UCCI so that patients with dropping oxygen levels who need immediate assistance can avail of these services. According to UCCI officials the modalities of delivery of this service is being worked out and will be soon pressed in to service.

UCCI has also planned distribution N95 good quality mask which it intend to distribute to newspaper hawkers who work so hard during the pandemic.

The office bearers and a team formed to oversee the operations drawn from UCCI members is coordinating all these activities.