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No Pandal Hopping This Durga Puja In Odisha’s Cuttack City!

Cuttack: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cuttack administration on Tuesday decided not to allow Durga Puja in any pandal in the city this year.

Talking to the media, Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani said that no public or religious congregation can be allowed in view of public health and safety.

People can, however, perform the puja at home, he added.

There are 155 Durga Puja mandaps in the Millennium City.

Also Read: PIL In HC Seeking Permission To Hold Durga Puja In Odisha’s Cuttack City

OB Bureau

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