The Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) celebrated the 152nd Local Self-Governance Day in a big way on Saturday.
Ganjam MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu, local MLA Bikram Panda, former MLA Dr RC Chyaupatnaik, Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange, BeMC Commissioner Chakraborty Singh Rathore unfurled the BeMC flag the mark the day.
The guests inaugurated projects worth over Rs 2 crore and laid foundation stone for some proposed projects on the occasion.
The project which were inaugurated included digital display at Paramjyoti Junction, Biju Patnaik Open Vending Zone, Gajapati Nagar Park, digital display at PVN Rao Square, a solar power project and a programme “I am Brahmapur”.
Foundation-stone was ladi for two Sulabha Souchalayays, one at Goulundi and another at the railway station.
Besides, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated waste treatment plants at Hinjili, Aska, Sorada and Polsara through a videoconferencing.