City

Tough Restrictions For Rath Yatra In Puri; New Measures Announced

Puri: With preparations in full swing for Rath Yatra here, the district administration on Friday announced that curfew will be clamped in the entire town on the day.

Speaking to media persons on the steps to be taken to prevent congregation of devotees during the world famous festival, district collector Samarth Verma said besides prohibitory order, train and bus services to the town will be cancelled during the period.

All hotels, lodgings and commercial complexes along the Bada Danda (Grand Road) will be evacuated and only local people can watch the Rath Yatra scheduled on July 12, he added.

The collector said he held a meeting with representatives of Puja Panda Nijog, Pasupalak Nijog and Mahaswarg Nijog regarding participation of their members in the festival. The district administration in consultation with the Nijogs will announce the lists of participating priests and servitors in the Rath Yatra.

He further said RT-PCR test of all participants in the festivall will be conducted from July 8. More than 1,000 tests to be conducted with help from the state government daily with the total target set at 3,500, he added.

The test will be carried out among the sevayats, police personnel, sanitation and health workers and officials. Those testing negative for COVID will only participate in pulling the chariots, Verma said.

Also Read: Preparations Of Annual Rath Yatra In Puri Gain Momentum

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

When A ‘Powerful Man’s Wife’ Broke Into Varun Dhawan’s House To Elope With Actor!

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities have often had funny, at times bizarre experiences, mostly involving hero-worshipping, demanding fans.…

5 hours ago

Jatra Party Owner Arrested For Duping Actress Of Over Rs 8 Lakh In Bhubanewar

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested the owner of a Jatra (theatre) group for allegedly duping an…

5 hours ago

How Punjab Farmers Have Paved The Way For Revival Of Organic Desi Cotton

Sanskriti Talwar Faridkot (Punjab): For the third consecutive year, Balwinder Singh of Mallan village in…

6 hours ago

Rain May Play Spoilsport During Christmas & New Year Celebrations In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Rain may play spoilsport in Christmas and New Year celebrations in Odisha as the…

6 hours ago

Now, Amazon Prime Cracks Down On Password Sharing; Check Out Details Here

New Delhi: Netflix showed the way, Amazon Prime Video is following in their footsteps. Come…

6 hours ago

[Watch] Allu Arjun’s House Vandalised By Protesters Over ‘Pushpa 2’ Stampede; Know Their Demands

Hyderabad: Allu Arjun’s woes keep mounting. In a worrying development, protesters stormed Allu Arjun’s Jubilee…

7 hours ago

This website uses cookies.