The winter session of Odisha Vidhan Sabha began today. This is the second such session to be held with strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines. The session will have a total of 40 sittings including on weekends.<br />'' <br />''At the start, the house made obituary references to its former speaker Sarath Chandra Kar and other departed members and covid warriors. Soon after the Speaker Dr, Surjya Narayan Patro adjourned the house till 3:00 p.m. as a mark of respect to the departed souls.<br />'' <br />''The government is likely to present the supplementary budget for the financial year 2020-21 when the house reassembles in the afternoon today. From tomorrow onwards, the house will sit for a duration of four and a half hours daily.<br />'' <br />'' A number of bills including three ordinances are also lined up to be tabled during the session. Meanwhile, in order to make the session covid-safe, while all the members and support staff have been duly screened for the virus, the assembly hall and the premises are being sanitized at regular intervals.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Besides, while the members are sitting in accordance with the norms of social distancing, each seat including that of the speaker is fitted with transparent protective shields to snap the transmission chain of the virus. </span><br />