Public Entry Banned in BMC Office

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation today banned the entry of public into its office, informed BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary. The Commissioner said that the office of the city civic body will remain out of reach of general public with imitate effect.

The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure in view of high rise in deadly Coronavirus cases in the Smart city, he added. The Commissioner further said that the social distancing and wearing of masks will be enforced more strictly from today.

Till the filing of this report, the total positive COVID cases under BMC jurisdiction stands at 314 which included 174 recovered and 135 active cases. Near about four people have died due to the hazardous disease in the BMC area.