Annexation bid of BMC kept in abeyance

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday put off the decision to add two revenue villages and 21 Panchayats to make the capital as Metro city which will help the existed corporation to get more fund, said BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena.

Following the protest from the people of the different panchayats and revenue villages, the decision was kept in abeyance and after thorough discussion with the elected representatives and people of the respective areas the decision would be taken, he added.

It may be noted that the elected representatives and people of five panchayats of the Bhubaneswar-North Assembly constituency - Dadha, Raghunathpur, Barimund, Kalyanpur and Kalarahang - on August 12 strongly opposed the BMC’s decision to annex their panchayats to its jurisdiction. After few days, some other panchayats had also opposed the BMC’s decision.

“We had just given a proposal, but the people opposed for which reason it was kept in abeyance. We would take decision following a meeting to discuss about the matter with the peoples and concerned elected representatives,” said Mayor Jena.