Odisha: Raid by BMC on various hotels for using ‘coal chula’, not maintaining food standards

Bhubaneswar: Raid by BMC on various hotels for using ‘coal chula’ and not maintaining food standards near Capital Hospital area of Bhubaneswar.

A joint inspection and raid was conducted on Thursday by Food Safety team along with the enforcement squad of BMC.

Two “Charcoal Bhatti” creating a dusty environment were closed and destroyed. Large quantities of stale food, colour, non-label bakery items near the Capital Hospital area were seized and destroyed.

Team BMC carried out a massive enforcement drive in the north zone area against the use of ‘coal chula’ on August 28, 2023.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Team also checked the standards of food safety at nine hotels near the railway market, Mancheswar, VSS Nagar in ward-11 and 12 areas.

It is worth mentioning that the said hotels were closed for poor sanitation and using charcoal for cooking purposes.

It is worth mentioning that, the use of Coal Chula is prohibited as it causes air pollution. The Additional Commissioner-I, ZDC North Zone, Food Safety Officers and team carried out the drive.