Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday launched a new campaign aimed at further strengthening the city’s sanitation system. With an eye on improving Bhubaneswar’s performance in Swachh Survekshan 2025–26, the civic body has appealed to citizens to actively participate in cleanliness initiatives to help position the city among the top-ranked urban centres in the country.
According to the Swachh Survekshan toolkit, the collection of user fees plays a crucial role in effective solid waste management.
The collection of user fees enables cities to achieve key performance indicators under the survey, including 100% door-to-door waste collection, which carries a maximum weightage of 500 points, and segregation of waste at source along with its transportation, accounting for 400 points. In addition, the utilisation of user fee collections towards meeting operational and management costs contributes 100 points, helping make the city’s sanitation system sustainable and resilient.
It was further informed that separate user fees have been fixed for different categories, including residential households, shops, hotels, and institutions. City residents can obtain additional information through the ‘Safa App’ or by contacting the BMC via its dedicated WhatsApp number, 7653011832.
The funds collected through this mechanism are expected to make the city’s sanitation system more sustainable and efficient, the BMC said in a release. Urging citizens to support the initiative, the BMC appealed to residents to hand over household waste only to BMC collection vehicles, strictly follow the segregation of wet, dry, and hazardous waste, and avoid littering in public spaces.
The civic body also cautioned against burning waste, citing its impact on air pollution, and encouraged citizens
