Bhubaneswar: A one-day induction workshop for elected representatives of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on transformative urban Odisha was held here recently. The primary objective of the workshop was to sensitise the people’s representatives of ULBs on various ongoing programmes and the implementation modalities for the benefit of the urban poor across the state. Municipal Administration…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day induction workshop for elected representatives of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on transformative urban Odisha was held here on Wednesday in line with the 5T mandate. The primary objective of the workshop was to sensitise the representatives of the ULBs on various ongoing programmes and the implementation modalities for the benefit of the…
Bhubaneswar: Solid Waste Management (SWM) is one of the most important activities of an ULB, considering this the principal secretary Housing & Urban Development department G Mathi Vathanan has envisaged some activities under community based monitoring for better service delivery. A set of activities have been proposed which aims at empowerment of community and community…
Bhubaneswar: All the kutcha and WBM roads in all the ULBs are to be upgraded to pavered roads to enhance the livability of the cities. As part of transformative urban governance under 5T the state government has decided to upgrade all the kutcha and WBM roads in all the ULBs to pavered roads. G Mathi…
Berhampur: An induction workshop for the councillors and city leaders (Mission Shakti SHGs) of Ganjam, Rayagada, Boudh, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts was held under the chairmanship of director municipal administration Sangramjit Nayak recently at MKCG auditorium, here. The primary objective of the induction workshop was to sensitise the participants on the need and relevance of…
Bhubaneswar: A group of 21 elected representatives and functionaries from Kozhikode and Palakkad Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Kerala were on a three-day exposure visit to Odisha recently. Centre for Environment and Development (CED), as a national training entity empanelled by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, is organising this exposure…
Bhubaneswar: A review meeting on MUKTA, the state funded flagship scheme of the government was recently held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, H&UDD G Mathhi Vathhanan. The meeting focused on preparation of ward-wise Annual Action Plan under MUKTA for 2023-24 across 115 ULBs for creation of basic amenities. ULB officials were appraised on guiding…
Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development Minister Usha Devi inaugurated a state-level workshop-cum-orientation for elected representatives of ULBs at Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednesday. The chairman, vice-chairman and councillors of 12 ULBs from five districts – Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara attended. Speaking on the occasion, she said: “Together we can scale up our initiatives…
Bhubaneswar: In order to make urban Odisha climate resilient, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department organised a one-day orientation programme for the engineers of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) here recently. Inaugurating the programme, G. Mathi Vathanan, Principal Secretary, H&UD department to focus more on various urban infra projects such as JAGA Mission, MUKTA, water…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day orientation programme of electrical engineers on smart LED street lights in ULBs was held in SUDA conference hall on Friday. G Mathi Vathanan, Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development asked the engineers to get themselves acquainted with new technologies. “Being technocrats, we expect all of you to be in sync with changing…
