Bhubaneswar, April 2 -- In view of the situation arising out of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed all landlords to be compassionate towards the poor and waive off or at least defer the house rent by three months.
"It is time for everyone to be there for each other as the entire country is under lockdown and fighting an unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19. I appeal house owners to be compassionate to poor and waive off or at least defer the rent by 3 months," stated CM Naveen.
The world is facing an unprecedented crisis with COVID-19. The country as a whole is under lockdown, and we as a state are leaving no stone unturned in fighting this humanitarian challenge. Let each one of us rise up and...