With Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup-2018 nearing, white washing and painting of murals on walls along some major stretches have begun to give a colourful look to the city once again.
This year, however, the theme would be predominantly based on the World Cup Hockey.
The work near AG Square with the beautiful Olly, the mascot of the world cup, has already started attracting public gaze.
Olly represents sea turtles, Olive Ridleys, visiting Odisha coast every year.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has awarded work to beautify walls with attractive murals this year to 10 agencies ahead of the Hockey World Cup. The work is being taken up under the Street Art and Murals Project (STAMP).
The BMC has already identified a 40-km road network for undertaking wall paintings, murals and street art. It has has decided to adopt a two-stage process for award of work.
The artistes and groups allotted such beatification works inlude Bakul Foundation, Gopal Krushna Rath, Satyabhama Majhi, Virtu Communications, Pinaki Ranjan Mohanty, Rashmi Ranjan Jena, Krutika, Mastermind, Brushing Point and Odisha Modern Art Gallery.
The major stretches are flyovers from Vani Vihar to Jaydev Vihar, Airport to Jaydev Vihar, Governor’s House to Fire Station via Delta Square and Siripur Square to Fire Station Square.
The themes of the various artists would, however, vary with the central theme revolving around hockey and Odisha’s contribution to the game.