Addressing a press conference, BJP’s Bhubaneswar District President, Babu Singh said, “The BMC Commissioner has been reiterating that they are distributing pattas (Record of Rights) among the slum dwellers. But, they are not pattas. They are Land Record Certificates (LRCs)."
As per Jaga Mission rules; eligible slum dwellers will be provided Land Right Certificates (LRCs) free of cost if they have been staying on a land area of 323 sqft or less. If anybody is found to have been occupying more than 323 sqft then they will have to pay a premium amount to receive the LRC.
"People think a decrease in platelet counts requires hospitalisation. But that is a misconception," said Public Health Director, Dr Niranjan Mishra.
Odisha Public Health Director, Niranjan Mishra said as testing has increased there has been a rise in the detection of cases but, there is absolutely nothing to panic about.
While Khordha district has so far reported 715 Dengue cases, of them, 90 percent have been reported from Bhubaneswar alone.
“Ten districts have not reported any Dengue cases as yet. In 12 districts, the number of cases has not touched the double-digit. In seven districts, the number is below 40,” said State Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra.
On the overall dengue situation in Odisha, Mishra informed that 18,124 dengue tests were conducted till yesterday and 553 positive cases have detected from 20 districts so far this year.
The deceased’s family members alleged that she died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has adopted a novel way to teach litterers a lesson. BMC officials on Thursday dumped piles of wastes in front of a hotel for littering on road. Sources said a hotel in Kalpana area had been dumping garbage on a nearby public road.
No permission will be given to build a house if there is no special place for drains and roads, informed BMC Commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange.
The street vendors are destroying the beauty of the market area and making it crowded, the association had alleged and urged the BMC to take necessary action.
The waterlogging conditions created problems for the residents of Rausapatna, Meria Bazar, Pithapur, and other areas in Cuttack following the rainfall activities. Similar was the scene in Bhubaneswar where rainwater accumulated on major streets and bylanes in different parts.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is going to be stern on house owners who are using their residential houses for commercial purposes.
As per the allegations of the security guard, some people arrived today morning and demolished a portion of the boundary wall.
Mayor Sulochana Das said that dengue cases have been reported from some parts of the city and already fogging activities have been intensified.
The television channel had aired an audio conversation between two people in August 2020. One of the persons, who claimed (in the clip) to have returned from a Covid hospital after recovery, undermined the disease saying it would be cured without treatment and medicines.
Born on January 14, 1939, at Karata Sasan in Cuttack, Mohaptra was the last Chairman of Bhubaneswar Municipality in 1997 before the civic body was transformed into a Municipal Corporation.
Keeping the coming rainy season in view, a review meeting was held at the BMC office today. The corporators of 67 wards, officials of the engineering department, R & B department, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) took part in the meeting.
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The civic body says these abandoned vehicles are causing obstruction for the sanitation workers who are not able to clean the drains and roads properly.