Thousands of Army aspirants, who were forced to sleep in open spaces and on footpaths, have now heaved a sigh of relief as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has provided accommodation to them in the city till the end of recruitment drive.
The BMC has made temporary stay facilities along with basic amenities such as drinking water, washrooms, toilets etc at seven centers at Community Centres at Unit-VIII and Shastri Nagar, Kalyan Mandaps at Unit-VI, Badagada, VSS Nagar and Chandrasekharpur and Jatri Niwas at Cuttack Road.
A nodal officer for each of the above center has been appointed in order to facilitate and address any issues faced by the participants while availing these facilities.
Besides, special arrangements have been made at GA/AG Ground in front of The World Mall near Jaydev Vihar on Ocotber 15 and 16 keeping in view of the large number of aspirants coming for the interview. The recruitment drive, which began on October 14 at the Infantry Battalion here, would end on October 24.
