GUWAHATI: Temples in Assam are gearing up for the return of devotees as the new government SOP issued on Tuesday allows those who have been fully vaccinated to enter places of worship.
famous Kamakhya Temple After three months of closure, there will be a crowd of people. Other religious places are also expected to come alive with the presence of devotees.
The state government on Tuesday also withdrew the inter-district travel ban except for and except the state capital Guwahati.
“Feather Kamakhya Health Minister Keshab said, 20 complete vaccinations per hour have been allowed at temples in Guwahati, Shiv Daul in Sivasagar and all other revered religious places of the state, while the same number for other religious places is limited to 10 per hour. Is. Mahant.
The Kamakhya temple management welcomed the decision to reopen the temple as thousands of people across the state remained jobless for months due to the COVID restrictions.
“We started parikrama around the Kamakhya temple, but it was not enough to bring back normalcy for those involved in business activities around the temple. There will be no special passes to enter the temple in the next few days. But we are hopeful there will be more leeway soon,” Doloi (President) Kamakhya Temple Trust Board), Mohit Chandra Sharma told TOI.
The average daily collection in Kamakhya has been Rs 1.5 to 2 lakhs. But temple management sources said the collection, which came mostly from donations and special entry passes, has come down significantly since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. The monthly expenditure of temple management is around Rs 40 lakh.
But most importantly, the resumption of inter-district vehicular movement is a historic decision taken by the state government. Although public transport between districts will remain suspended, inter-district movement of private vehicles and movement of people has been allowed, except in Kamrup (Metro) district.
The new SOP will be applicable from 5 am on Wednesday till further orders. There will now be a curfew in the entire state from 7 pm to 5 am.
All workplaces, business and commercial establishments, dine-in restaurants, hotels, resorts, dhabas and other eateries, restaurants, takeaway of food items from dhabas, sales counters and showrooms of cold storage and godowns, shops dealing with grocery, fruits and vegetables, Dairy, milk booths and animal feed will remain open till 6 pm.
In another major move, offline classes for the final year of medical, nursing and engineering courses have been allowed. However, Mahant said that both teachers and students should get vaccinated.
“Physical classes of final year of undergraduate / post graduate engineering / medical colleges, GNM, Nursing courses and Aeronautical Engineering College may be allowed to start with fully vaccinated students,” read the SOP.
Assemblies and gatherings in open or closed spaces are allowed up to a maximum of 200 people (open spaces) and up to 50% of the hall capacity or 200 fully immunized persons, whichever is less in closed spaces.
Mahant informed that at airports, passengers who have received both the doses of vaccines and who have a ‘recent Covid negative certificate’ will not have to undergo the test again.
For works relating to National or International days, the maximum capacity of the hall will be up to 50%. Also, public gatherings of up to 25 persons are allowed for weddings and funeral events. But cinemas and theater halls will remain closed.
All government servants, who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, have been asked to attend the office. Private sector entities have been given the freedom to decide on attendance rules.
famous Kamakhya Temple After three months of closure, there will be a crowd of people. Other religious places are also expected to come alive with the presence of devotees.
The state government on Tuesday also withdrew the inter-district travel ban except for and except the state capital Guwahati.
“Feather Kamakhya Health Minister Keshab said, 20 complete vaccinations per hour have been allowed at temples in Guwahati, Shiv Daul in Sivasagar and all other revered religious places of the state, while the same number for other religious places is limited to 10 per hour. Is. Mahant.
The Kamakhya temple management welcomed the decision to reopen the temple as thousands of people across the state remained jobless for months due to the COVID restrictions.
“We started parikrama around the Kamakhya temple, but it was not enough to bring back normalcy for those involved in business activities around the temple. There will be no special passes to enter the temple in the next few days. But we are hopeful there will be more leeway soon,” Doloi (President) Kamakhya Temple Trust Board), Mohit Chandra Sharma told TOI.
The average daily collection in Kamakhya has been Rs 1.5 to 2 lakhs. But temple management sources said the collection, which came mostly from donations and special entry passes, has come down significantly since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. The monthly expenditure of temple management is around Rs 40 lakh.
But most importantly, the resumption of inter-district vehicular movement is a historic decision taken by the state government. Although public transport between districts will remain suspended, inter-district movement of private vehicles and movement of people has been allowed, except in Kamrup (Metro) district.
The new SOP will be applicable from 5 am on Wednesday till further orders. There will now be a curfew in the entire state from 7 pm to 5 am.
All workplaces, business and commercial establishments, dine-in restaurants, hotels, resorts, dhabas and other eateries, restaurants, takeaway of food items from dhabas, sales counters and showrooms of cold storage and godowns, shops dealing with grocery, fruits and vegetables, Dairy, milk booths and animal feed will remain open till 6 pm.
In another major move, offline classes for the final year of medical, nursing and engineering courses have been allowed. However, Mahant said that both teachers and students should get vaccinated.
“Physical classes of final year of undergraduate / post graduate engineering / medical colleges, GNM, Nursing courses and Aeronautical Engineering College may be allowed to start with fully vaccinated students,” read the SOP.
Assemblies and gatherings in open or closed spaces are allowed up to a maximum of 200 people (open spaces) and up to 50% of the hall capacity or 200 fully immunized persons, whichever is less in closed spaces.
Mahant informed that at airports, passengers who have received both the doses of vaccines and who have a ‘recent Covid negative certificate’ will not have to undergo the test again.
For works relating to National or International days, the maximum capacity of the hall will be up to 50%. Also, public gatherings of up to 25 persons are allowed for weddings and funeral events. But cinemas and theater halls will remain closed.
All government servants, who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, have been asked to attend the office. Private sector entities have been given the freedom to decide on attendance rules.
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