Now Mechine To Sweep Bhubaneswar Roads, Attempt To Check Air Pollution
- 02-Oct-2018
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Bhubaneswar: 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.
Two machines have reached the city and other two will arrive by October 25.
