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Odisha government swung into action and reviewed arrangements for Puri Rath Yatra

in State News June 22, 2020 Comments Off on Odisha government swung into action and reviewed arrangements for Puri Rath Yatra 435 Views

Puri:22/6/20: Soon after Supreme Court gave its nod for Puri Rath Yatra, Hon’ble CM Naveen Pattnaik reviewed preparation for the festival In a high-level meeting held through video conference. Odisha government swung into action and reviewed arrangements for the smooth the conduct of the mega event scheduled tomorrow. As the apex court has fixed certain conditions with strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, the State government today announced a complete shutdown in the pilgrim town from 9 PM tonight.

Chief Secretary and Director General, Police have gone to Puri to take stock of the situation. Necessary steps are being taken by Puri Official and Municipal Authority,  for the smooth conduct of Ratha Jatra. Elaborate administrative preparation is going on for celebration of Ratha Jatra while strictly adhering to COVID19 guidelines. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, who along with DGP Abhay informed that the shutdown in Puri will continue till 2 pm on Wednesday. All the entry routes to Puri will be sealed from today, he added.
.With only a few hours left for Rath Yatra, it is going to be a challenging task for Odisha Police. DGP Abhay informed us that deployment of forces has already started from yesterday.

“Our responsibility is now to ensure proper pulling of chariots and check unauthorized entry. A shutdown will be enforced in Puri district from 9 pm tonight till Wednesday at 2 pm,” said Abhay.

Abhay further informed that an elaborate plan has been made for Rath Yatra and over 50 platoons of the police force will be deployed. We urge people to watch Rath Yatra on television and not to come to Badadanda tomorrow,” Abhay added.

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