The Odisha government
Elaborating on the states efforts to increase the testing facilities in the state, Sharma said, "We had to take a lot of pain to get VTM (viral transport media) kits which were stored in Maharashtra. Our chief minister had to take up the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following which a dedicated Air Force flight was engaged to transport the VTM kits from Nashik airport to Bhubaneswar."