Bolangir:Sept 25 [UDN}: Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH) in Bolangir has achieved another notable milestone in its efforts towards promoting a healthy society and maintaining high standards of environmental cleanliness and public health.
The medical college and hospital has been honoured with the ‘Pollution Control Excellence Award – 2026’ in recognition of its outstanding work in the areas of environmental cleanliness, pollution control and sustainable healthcare practices.
The recognition highlights the institution’s efforts to maintain a clean and hygienic hospital environment while contributing to broader initiatives aimed at reducing pollution and safeguarding public health. As a major healthcare institution serving people from Bolangir and surrounding areas, BBMCH plays an important role not only in providing medical services but also in maintaining proper sanitation and environmentally responsible practices within its premises.
The award is being viewed as an encouraging recognition of the hospital’s continued efforts to create a cleaner, safer and healthier environment for patients, attendants, healthcare professionals and the wider community.
The achievement also underlines the importance of integrating environmental management and pollution-control measures with healthcare delivery, particularly in large medical institutions where proper waste management, cleanliness and sanitation are essential for preventing health risks.
The Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department congratulated BBMCH for the achievement and acknowledged its contribution towards building a healthier and more environmentally responsible society.
The recognition comes as an encouragement for BBMCH to continue strengthening its cleanliness, sanitation and pollution-control initiatives and to set higher standards for environmentally sustainable healthcare practices in the state.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, the National Health Mission Odisha, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, the National Health Authority, and the Ministry of Ayush were among the institutions and authorities associated with the health-sector initiatives highlighted in the announcement.
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