Due to the coronavirus threat, the Jagatsinghpur district administration has imposed Section 144 CrPC in two temples ahead of the annual Jhamu Yatra and Pana Sankranti celebrations.
The prohibitory orders will be clamped at the Sarala Temple at Kanakpur and the Bhagabati Temple at Parahat for three days from Sunday to avoid public gathering.
There are sufficient grounds in the existing situation for imposing the orders, stated district Collector Sangram Keshari Mohapatra on Saturday.
As per the order, gathering of more than four persons and social and ritual functions would be prohibited around the temples.