BMC Cracks Whip: Coaching Centre At Nayapalli, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sealed For Flouting Covid-19 Norms

Bhubaneswar: Despite the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in the State and the Capital City, several private coaching centres as well as educational institutions seem to be flouting the Covid appropriate behaviour guidelines which was evident after two such institutes were sealed by authorities of thye Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday.

As per reports, a coaching centre, Adwitiya Academy, located at Nayapalli was closed down by the BMC enforcement squad for violation of the Covid-19 guidelines earlier during the day.

“The institute is closed for violation of lockdown measures and directives issued for Covid-19 management as per the provisions under Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, Section 188 of IPC, the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and other legal provisions as applicable,” read the official BMC notice.

Apart from the coaching centre, BMC also sealed the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Unit 3 area in the city for alleged violation of Covid-19 guidelines.

Sources said the institute was sealed after the enforcement squad found that examination was being conducted in offline mode during an inspection today.

It is not for the first time that the BMC has cracked whip on educational institutions in the city. Earlier, several coaching centres and colleges were sealed for violation of Covid-19 norms.

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