The joint team of BMC, BDA and Commissionerate Police today carried out extensive eviction and demolition of unauthorised structures including some illegal religious institutions over government land in Kharavel Nagar, Chandrasekharpur and near Rasulgarh Square. While the day’s eventful journey…
Winners announced for Bhubaneswar Street Vendor Uniform Design Competition
In order to redefine the look of street vending in the Temple City, results of the much-awaited Bhubaneswar Street Vendors Uniform Design Competition are finally out. Of the 87 valid entries received for the contest, Proshish Golyan, Shamik Sarkar…
Civic body cautions buyers not to purchase shops/rooms from Unit IV market complex
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the director of M/S Panchadeep Constructions Limited to furnish an explanation on the inordinate delay in their PPP project at Unit IV Market, failing which stern action would be taken against the later…
Ideas to solve Water logging in Streets of Bhubaneswar : Open City’s Oasis or Swim When it Rains by Piyush Rout
Game that put Bhubaneswar on high is over, players just boarded their flight back home and smart city is welcomed by its own wounds of water logging after heavy rainfalls putting the dream city on standstill which was otherwise dancing…
CM inaugurates Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System, lays foundation stones of four other Smart City projects
In a significant push for various smart city projects in Bhubaneswar, Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated solar powered Adaptive Traffic Signal Control system on Sachivalaya Marg and laid foundation stones of four other smart city projects. The…
Are you piling up construction material on Roads in bhubaneswar? Get ready to pay penalty from tomorrow
Bhubaneswar, May 27: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from the coming Monday will launch a mega drive to collect penalty from the violators, who are piling up construction and building material (C&D) waste at public space and along roads. The…
Public Toilets in Bhubaneswar to be added to Google Maps Toilet Locator App for easy finding
The Google toilet locator is an initiative of the ministry of urban development. The service was launched in five Indian cities – Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida -in December last year. The ministry has now decided to expand the…
BMC now plans 7 digit Unique Property Tax Index Number to change BMC’s holding tax assessment scenario
Bhubaneswar, May 16: After a record collection of Rs 100.13 crore revenue, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to make a sea change in its approach by digitising all the holdings and introduction of a third agency to…
Finally some effort from BMC to renovate 14 major water bodies across the city
Bhubaneswar, May 15: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up restoration of 14 water bodies across the city with an investment plan of Rs 16.81 crore. The funding will be done by the Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (OUIDF).…
After open air gymnasiums, parks in bhubaneswar to have Water ATMs for safe drinking water
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to install water ATMs in five big parks, where there are open-air gymnasiums. The move is aimed at providing safe drinking water to walkers and fitness freaks and discouraging water bottles inside the park.…