from this point of view coronavirus Due to the pandemic, and dwindling Covid-19 cases, states have relaxed restrictions and issued SOPs ahead of the festive season. Recently, India’s COVID-19 cases have declined as the county has significantly accelerated the vaccination process. Meanwhile, the central government has asked states to ensure that no large gatherings take place during the upcoming festive season.
Here is a list of states where restrictions have been relaxed.
Maharashtra
The Mumbai civic body has said that no ‘Garba’ event will be allowed during the upcoming Navratri festival and the civic body has limited the height of the idols of Goddess Durga to four feet for community mandals and two feet for domestic ones. Is. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) urged citizens to faithfully follow the COVID-19 protocol and keep the festivities low-key in the wake of the pandemic as it issued guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the nine-day Navratri festival. was issued. 7 October.
An official said the BMC has urged people to celebrate the festival in a low-key manner and the civic body through online mode to set up idols of Goddess Durga in pandals (marquees) to ‘Sarvajanik’ (public) mandals. Asked to take permission from
Officials have said that mandals should make arrangements for online darshan of idols to avoid crowding and use Facebook and other social media platforms to reach out to devotees. And only five in idols installed by community groups and 10 devotees can participate in immersion of domestic idols. In both cases, people participating in the immersion must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Gujarat
The Gujarat state government has relaxed the Kovid night curfew by one hour in eight cities. It also allowed the holding of Garba events in housing societies and on the streets during the nine-day festival beginning October 7. Officials have limited the crowd to 400 people and the government has said that those participating in Navratri events must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Restrictions have been eased – now 400 people can attend marriages instead of the earlier 150 limit, and for funerals, the attendees limit has been increased from 40 earlier to 100.
The government has also allowed hotels and restaurants to use 75% of their seating capacity as against the earlier limit of 60%. The government has increased the timing of public parks from 9 pm to 10 pm.
Delhi
The Delhi government has banned public gatherings of Chhath Puja including on grounds, temples and river banks. The government has allowed Ramlila and Durga Puja meetings in districts with a positivity rate of 5% or less with the permission of the district magistrates. A maximum of 50% hall capacity is allowed with a maximum limit of 200 people in closed spaces.
Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has issued guidelines in view of Shardiya Navratri, Vijayadashami, Dussehra and Chehallam and asked people to maintain law and order and communal harmony during festivals. The guidelines state that the idols should be installed in a traditional but empty space, their size should be kept as small as possible and there should not be more people than the capacity of the ground.
Read also: 4-feet idol height cap, darshan with covid protocol: BMC issues Navratri SOP
Karnataka
The Karnataka state government has allowed 100% occupancy in cinema halls and pubs in states with 1% COVID-19 positivity rate from October. Additionally, at least one dose of the vaccine is mandatory for movie watchers.
Kerala
The Kerala government has allowed in-house dining for hotels, restaurants and bars with 50% capacity. The order states that employees should be fully vaccinated. In addition, indoor stadiums and swimming pools can be opened for those who have taken both doses of the anti-coronavirus vaccine.
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