Odisha: Decoding public anger against BMC’s utter failure and way forward

By A.K. Sahoo Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22: The unpleasant reported incident of some residents of Ward 45 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) urinating in the chamber of BMC city engineer on Saturday needs an in-depth analysis. A proper dissection of the incident will shed lights on the systemic rots in the state’s premier urban body. This […]

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BMC geared up to meet any exigency in case of cyclone: Mayor

Bhubaneswar, May 4: Bhubaneawar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Sulochana Das on Thursday chaired a meeting to review civic body’s preparedness to deal with a cyclone and asked officials to be prepared for any eventuality. The meeting comes after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast that a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop […]

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BMC launches ‘Ward Re Dine’ programme in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, May 2: The Bhubaneawar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday launched “Ward Re Dine” (A day in a ward) – a citizen connect programme at Ward no 67. The programme is aimed at strengthening grassroots initiatives through participation of people. This outreach activity is designed to go to people and talk to them and widen […]

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STAMP 3.0 kicks off to give Bhubaneswar a new look ahead of Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar, November 30: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday launched the third edition of the Street Art and Murals Project (STAMP 3.0) in order to give a new look to the State capital city’s walls with Odisha’s street art and murals ahead of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in January 2023. Artists of […]

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BMC & SBI organise special e-waste drive in Bhubaneswar  

Bhubaneswar, January 29: A special demonstration pertaining to E-waste collection was organised on Saturday morning in Madhusudan Nagar area urging community members to come forward sharing their Electronics waste (E waste) and Domestic Hazardous Waste (DHW). The programme was jointly organised by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and State Bank of India (SBI), Bhubaneswar Circle on […]

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BMC encourages digital payment

Bhubaneswar, November 26: With a green signal to start the Unified Payment Interface Quick Response (UPI QR ) process to encourage digital payment in the city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday communicated authorisation to the agency namely “One97 Communication Ltd (Paytm).” Especially small business units and merchants like tea stalls owners, street vendors, […]

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World Toilet Day: BMC calls for cooperation for better sanitation in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 18: The Temple City’s sanitation status relating to toilets is quite impressive and others are happy to follow in our footsteps, said BMC Additional Commissioner Laxmikant Sethi while participating at the city level celebration of World Toilet Day. Participating at the event as the chief guest in Mayfair Hotel, the additional commissioner said […]

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World Kindness Day observed in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 13: World Kindness Day was observed at Kindness Hub of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, BMC Additional Commissioner Laxmikant Sethi said, “Kindness being a qualitative aspect of human behaviour has to be in practice and it will bridge up gaps of development.” He also suggested for massive […]

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14 more MRF Centres in Bhubaneawar

Bhubaneswar, November 12: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will add 14 more Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Centers. The BMC’s initiative for segregated waste management in a scientific manner is supported by Micro Composting Centers (MCC) and MRFs. Initially 41 MCCs and 10 MRFs were planned. Now, the capital city has 41 MCCs and 24 MRFs. […]

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‘Subidha Sakhis’ to help urban poor in availing welfare benefits in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 8: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken yet another step to ensure benefits of various welfare schemes of the Government reach its eligible beneficiaries in a hassle-free manner. The State’s largest civic body has engaged specially-trained volunteers called ‘Subidha Sakhi’, a one-of-its-kind initiative to help the urban poor in availing benefits of […]

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