There will be no DJ sound during the Durga Puja immersion this year in Baleswar. The district administration will also put a ban on liquor. Besides, sound system will be totally off after 10 pm during the Puja days.
The decision was taken by the administration in a peace meeting held here on Wednesday when several members pointed out that these two factors need special attention as they cause law and order problem.
The Durga Puja will be observed between October 7 and 11 while the immersion will be held on October 12. Since Muharram falls on eitherOctober 13 or 14, the district administration appealed to all the clubs and organisers to maintain peace and communal harmony.
About 72 Durga Puja pandals in the town will be installed this year, sources said.
The meeting chaired by district Collector Pramod Das decided to issue clearances to the Puja committees through a single window system. They can apply between October 4 and 5 and the clearances of light, sound, fire and police etc will be given at a time.
All the line departments were asked to provide uninterrupted services. The Works department will repair the roads in bad state.
Collector Das directed the health inspectors to carry out raids on various hotels, restaurants and eateries to ascertain the quality of food and eatables during Puja period.
Remuna MlA Gobinda Das, Baleswar Municipality Chairman lok Sahu , ZP president Umilata Das, SP Niti Sekar, Additional SP Santosh Nayak , DSPs Amresh Panda and Prakash Pal, Sub Collector Ramchandra Palta and DRDA APD Kanhucharan Malik were present.