Top Headlines
Home » Smartcity Bhubaneswar » Mechanical sweeping will be carried out on identified roads of smart city Bhubaneswar

Mechanical sweeping will be carried out on identified roads of smart city Bhubaneswar

in Smartcity Bhubaneswar October 2, 2018 Comments Off on Mechanical sweeping will be carried out on identified roads of smart city Bhubaneswar 887 Views

Bhubaneswar:2/10/18: In a bid to cut down expenditure towards maintaining cleanliness and checking air pollution, mechanical sweeping will be carried out on identified roads of smart city Bhubaneswar from today.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the mechanical sweeping vehicle today during a special event in Bhubaneswar.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has signed an agreement for three years with two agencies. A total road length of 79.38 kilometres will be swept by the machines, reports said.

 

“Four machines will be engaged in mechanical sweeping on the main roads of the city. An estimated amount of Rs 10 crore will be spent every year and two companies from Delhi and Jamshedpur have been given the contract,” informed Bhubaneswar Mayor, Ananta Narayan Jena.

The machines work on vacuum technology and will help control air pollution as it will also collect suspended particulate matters (SPM) which causes many health problems, informed sources.

“Two machines have reached the city and other two will arrive by October 25 following which full-fledged vacuum cleaning will be carried out on major roads of Bhubaneswar. Initially, we are doing a trial run of the machines,” said BMC Commissioner, Krishan Kumar adding that the initiative will help in tackling air pollution in the city.

About Editor in chief

Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
©2023 All rights Reserved. Orissa Film and Media Association || Powered By DATAGRAM INDIA
x

Check Also

5T Secretary VK Pandian reviewed various ongoing projects of Malkangiri district

Malkangiri:29/3/23: As per the direction of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T Secretary VK Pandian, who is on a two-day visit to Malkangiri, on Wednesday reviewed various ongoing projects of ...