BMC asks civil officials to take bicycle to office to curb pollution in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Dec. 14 -- : To curb pollution, employees of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) have been asked to come to offices walking or on a bicycle every Friday.

BMC commissioner and BDA vice-chairman, Prem Chandra Choudhary and official reached the office followed the instructions on implementation day, yesterday.

Speaking to ANI here, the BMC commissioner said, "It's a good day. We have started with a positive note. I thanked all the staff for cooperating to curb air pollution in the smart city Bhubaneswar."

"We accept that there are some issues and problem without vehicles but a little inconvenience creates problem in air pollution. W...