Bhubaneswar: Braving inclement weather after overnight downpour, thousands of people thronged two major parks in the Odisha capital to participate in the second Park Utsav on Sunday.
The event was organised by Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) at Buddha Jayanti Park and Biju Patnaik Park simultaneously from 7 am to 9 am.
Around 3000 citizens of different age groups took part in the festival, where various activities, including yoga, musical performance, painting, storytelling, awareness campaign on cleanliness, and cultural programmes were conducted in the morning hours.
Similarly, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ( BMC) organised ‘Mu Safaiwala’ campaign and distributed cotton bags among the visitors to spread awareness about health and environmental hazards of using plastic and polythene bags.
To motivate people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and disease-free life, a health camp was organised in the parks.
Besides, the visitors also filled up the ‘Citizen Feedback Forms’ as part of ‘Ease of Living Index Assessment’ being conducted by the BMC on behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to know the quality of life of its citizens in Smart City.
“Despite bad weather conditions, people, including good number of children and school students, attended the event today. This proves that the whole idea of organising Park Utsav has stuck the right chord with one and all in the city,” said a top BDA official.
The BDA and BMC have made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct of the event.
The next Park Utsav will be held at Mahatma Gandhi and Kharavela Parks on February 16 and BDA City Centre ( NICCO Park) and Madhusudan Das Park on February 23.
Similarly, the event will be held at Indira Gandhi Park and Buddha Jayanti Park on March 1 and Biju Patnaik and Kharavela Parks on March 8.
BDA City Centre and Madhusudan Das Park will host the event on March 15.
