At a time when thousands of Odia people are stranded outside the state owing to the lockdown, All India Radio (AIR), Berhampur, has been trying to counsel and alleviate their pain with the help of different social organisations. The AIR also announced the work done by different organisations outside the state, including government units, to help the stranded people. "It has helped the families of the stranded people to know the condition of their friends and relatives amid the lockdown," Hrusikesh Panigrahy, programme head of AIR Berhampur, said.
"Though the stranded people keep in touch with their family members through phones, they cannot ask their families to assist them in any manner from a different place. This is why we have highlighted the phone numbers of officials of some Odia organisations through the programme. After placing a request over phone, the volunteers of the organizations from the same place can reach out to them," he said.
"A person from Polasara in the district had called us and requested to highlight the living conditions of the Odia people stranded in Hyderabad. On his request, we reached out to the organisation operating there to help stranded people. He then received help," he added.
"We play the role of a coordinator," Panigraphy said. The AIR Berhampur has reached out to the people stranded in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.
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