The Ganjam district unit of the Congress on Friday organised a rally protesting lack of civic amenities in the city and sent a 13-point charter of demands to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Nikhil Pawan Kalyan.
“The State Government has failed to provide basic facilities to people in the BMC area. Brahmapur has been deprived of getting Central schemes and institutes like Smart City, IIM and IIT even as it comes under the Chief Minister’s district, Ganjam,” alleged leaders.
Among others, former Union Minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu, party’s district president Bhagaban Gantayat, PCC secretary Bikram Panda, Dandapani Sahu and Ashok Sukla participated.
The demands include strengthening of drainage system to check flood-like situation, high-level probe into alleged BMC scams, supply of houses to all poor people of the city under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, disbursement of ration cards to all left-out beneficiaries, permanent solution to the drinking water problem, elimination mosquitoes though Tifa fogging machines, keeping stray cattle and dogs in sheds, appointment of doctors in all hospitals, immediate renovation of roads and preservation of water bodies.