Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation embarked on a series of ventures not only to impart a much needed facelift to the city, but also to prove the fact that a good administrative set up is always humane, accommodative & citizen centric. The right city is one which caters to the need of all in such a manner that all diverse elements, integral to the city's fabric live in harmony imparting beauty and design to it...
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Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for the slum dwellers and the urban poor envisages a ‘Slum-free India’ through encouraging States/Union Territories to tackle the problem of slums in a definitive manner. It calls for a multi-pronged approach focusing on: Bringing existing slums within the formal system and enabling them to avail of the same level of basic amenities as the rest of the town...
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UPA Cell (Urban Poverty Alleviation Cell) of BMC caters to 1/3rd of the Bhubaneswar population; especially the poor and disadvantaged sections residing in slums. The Govt. sponsored Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rozgar Yojana has come in handy for providing solaces & succour to the urban poor though different anti poverty programmes such as USEP, UWSP, STEP-UP, UWEP & the like...
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The environmental problems in Bhubaneswar are growing rapidly with the increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population. Industrial pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and land degradation are all worsening problems. With this major concern for the environment of the city, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation seeks to find ...
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In order to effectively address the health concerns of the urban poor population National Urban Health Mission is set up. It works for bringing sustainable improvements in the health conditions of the urban poor by influencing policies and programmes...
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Providing basic services (e.g. water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to households and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged is a national priority. An estimate of the funds required over a 20 year period, at 2009-10 prices, was made by the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) during 2011...
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Out of 67 wards in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), 57 wards are grouped into four packages for the purpose of the solid waste management activities (municipal solid waste collection & transportation, conservancy cleaning, drain cleaning & de-silting). Three private agencies under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode are carrying out the entire SWM (Solid Waste Management) activities in the privatized 57 wards (Table 25) on daily basis...
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Bhubaneswar has 2 lakh HHs. As per census 2011, 80.2% of the HHs have individual toilets. Open defecation (OD) due to lack of toilet access stands at 17.2%, which is higher than national urban average of 12.6%. Around 2.6% of HHs are dependent on public or community toilet. As per the survey conducted by BMC, 436 OD points were identified in Bhubaneswar. Most of the OD points are either located near waterbodies or slums. It was noted that open defecation is being practiced mostly by male members even after being provided individual toilets under SBM...
Read MoreThe Odisha Housing Mission assigned a target to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, for preparation of a Detailed Project Report under “Beneficiary-led Individual House Construction and Enhancement”, for 962 nos. of Slum-Households of Bhubaneswar City, who were living in Kutcha and Semi-Puca Houses, having their RoRs in their own name.
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