Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mohilary on Wednesday announced that the BTC administration will provide essential materials like Dal, mustard oil, etc. to the daily wage earners of the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD).
While addressing a press conference in Kokrajhar, Mohilary said that a total of 5.5 lakh families will receive the essentials from the administration during the lockdown period of 21 days.
Eace of the 5.5 lakh families from BTAD will get about 25 kg rice, two kilos of Dal and 500 ml of mustard oil. While rice and dal will be distributed on Thursday, the families will get mustard oil later.
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Mohilary welcomed the nation-wide lockdown declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "We must follow the lockdown framed by our PM," he said.
The BTC Chief also informed about 10 lakh face masks and sanitizing steps being taken to keep the BTC area and its people coronavirus-free.
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