Maharashtra issues guidelines for Diwali celebrations, urges citizens to not burst crackers

Maharashtra issues guidelines for Diwali celebrations, urges citizens to not burst crackers

Mumbai: As Maharashtra struggles with the novel coronavirus outbreak, the state authorities on Friday issued pointers for the residents to remember whereas celebrating Diwali.

The authorities has urged the individuals to have fun the pageant of Diwali with simplicity. They requested the individuals to not crowd public locations and to use masks, sanitizers and to not let kids and senior residents out of the home.

The pointers additionally said that temples haven’t been opened within the state but, so everybody ought to conduct their prayers/worship at residence. The authorities additionally cautioned in opposition to bursting crackers citing ecological issues because it damages the atmosphere and provides to the air air pollution and noise air pollution. 

Read: BMC bans bursting of firecrackers at public locations in Mumbai, violators to face motion

In the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, it cited the well being of coronavirus sufferers each the people who find themselves contaminated and those who’ve recovered as a priority. The pointers request the residents to not burst fireplace crackers and to have fun the ‘festical of lights’ by lighting lamps. 

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This time no public packages will probably be allowed although on-line celebrations are inspired. It additionally pushing the reason for blood donation camps this Diwali as a substitute of cultural packages. Organize and donate blood, conduct cleanliness campaigns the rules stated.

It cautioned that COVID-19 guidelines have to be adopted strictly and within the meantime, the hospital, metropolitan, native administration and police will guarantee that the foundations imposed to cease COVID unfold in adopted strictly. 

Currently, Maharashtra has the very best variety of instances and deaths as a result of contagion with most variety of energetic sufferers in Pune, Thane, Mumbai, Nashik, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Raigad and Satara. 

Meanwhile, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) imposed a ban on the bursting of firecrackers at public locations throughout Diwali in view of rising COVID-19 instances within the metropolis. Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani introduced on Thursday that violators shall be penalized and the SOPs on this regard can be issued shortly.

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