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The agencies will engage their inspection vehicles for the purpose.The important stretches which have been identified for use of mechanical sweeping are KIIT Square to Jayadev Vihar Square, Governor House Square to Gopabandhu Square, Governor House Square to Ganganagar Square, Jayadev Vihar Square to Governor House Square, Sikharchandi Square to Infosys Square, Acharya Vihar Square to Airport Square, Vani Vihar Square to Sishu Bhavan Square, New Airport Square to Airport Circle and so on. Two private agencies will clean 80 km of roads everyday.The high-end machines that will operate on vacuum technology will help clear ambient air pollution and suck suspended particulate matters (SPM), whose presence in the atmosphere causes respiratory problems. BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday said it would start mechanical sweeping in the city from October in view of the Men's Hockey World Cup that will start from November 28. "The authorities don't want to take any chances on the pollution level during the mega event. The BMC and Bhubaneswar Development Authority have been advised by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) at regular intervals to take steps to check air pollution..