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Tension flares up as police lathi-charge protesters during eviction drive Post News Network
Berhampur: Tension prevailed as police lathi-charged on the protesters during an eviction drive in areas under Ward No. 18 of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) in the Silk City, Tuesday.
The eviction drive was carried out at Phulasundari Sahi, Kapileshwar Road and on encroachments that had come up near a pond under Ward No. 18.
The BeMC officials had a harried time in carrying out the demolition drive as irate residents staged demonstrations protesting against the eviction drive.
Tension flared up as locals alleged that the BeMC authorities had given them very little time to relocate. The civic authorities arrived suddenly in the morning without issuing any notice and carried out the eviction drive, they said.
COVID-19 vaccination drive halts in 80% of Odisha districts thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Odisha govt prohibits drive-in, doorstep COVID-19 inoculation due to high chances of wastage
A top Health department official said that it has come to the notice of the state government that COVID-19 drive-in vaccination and doorstep vaccination has been started in some districts
PTI | May 20, 2021 | Updated 11:49 IST
The Odisha government has asked district authorities to desist from COVID-19 drive-in vaccination and inoculation at doorstep.
A top Health department official said that it has come to the notice of the state government that COVID-19 drive-in vaccination and doorstep vaccination has been started in some districts.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, P K Mohapatra in a letter to authorities on Wednesday said: You are requested to refrain from such strategies and only to conduct sessions in suitable CVCs (covid vaccination centres) with adequate space following the COVID-19 operational guidelines.