Bhubaneswar, April 19 -- Bhubaneswar: On the heels of an alarming rise in daily COVID cases in Bhubaneswar, the local civic body, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday issued stricter guidelines for market places, haats and public parks of the city.

Shortly after the State SRC announced series of revised guidelines including weekend shutdowns in urban centres across Odisha, the BMC came up with new norms for public places.

In an order issued by the BMC, it stated, " The Zonal Deputy Commissioners of BMC will identify suitable places in consultation with the respective market associations and local ACP/IIC for conducting the markets/Haats at decentralized places for ease of the public as well as for their safety. The places i...