Odisha issues SOP for safety of census enumerators following incidents of attack

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After incidents of onslaught connected census enumerators successful Odisha, the State authorities issued a modular operating procedures asking enumerators to skip circumstantial houses if they look hostility and the left-out houses would aboriginal beryllium covered with protection.

While the archetypal signifier of Census 2027— the House-listing and Housing Census, is presently underway successful the State from April 16, 2026 and volition proceed until May 15, 2026, enumerators who are visiting households to cod information connected lodging conditions, household amenities, and assets, were chased distant astatine immoderate places.

In Kamakhyanagar country successful Dhenkanal district, enumerators were physically assaulted and their vehicles were damaged. Subsequently, constabulary had to intervene and arrested troublemakers. Similar incidental was reported from Tangi country of Khordha district.  

Published - April 24, 2026 07:25 americium IST

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