‘Bhubaneswar Patho Utsav’ kick starts amid music, dance

Bhubaneswar: The ‘Bhubaneswar Patho Utsav’ resumed today from Ram Mandir Square to Master Canteen Square here at 7 am after three months amid songs and dance of denizens.

The ‘Bhubaneswar Patho Utsav’, earlier held in the name of ‘Raahgiri Day’ in the State’s capital city, was inaugurated by Mass Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra in presence of Culture Minister Ashok Panda, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Anant Narayan Jena, BMC Commissioner Krishan Kumar and two locals MLAs – Bijaya Kumar Mohanty and Priyadarshi Mishra.

The BMC will provide Rs 2.5 lakh for four weeks to organise the Patho Utsav, which will be held on every Sunday for nine months.

The BMC Commissioner present at the Patho Utsav stated, “A smart project for redesigning of footpaths will be launched in coming days at cost of Rs 75 crore at Janpath here so that people will be able to walk and do cycling freely. Besides, the child-friendly footpath will make space for vehicle parking as well.”

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He further said, “If the smart footpath gets appreciation from public, the project will be taken up at other places of the city in future.”

At the ‘Patho Utsav’, cycling will be promoted on coming Sundays, he added.