The social distancing norm went for a toss in Rourkela with beneficiaries of different social security schemes completely violating it on Saturday.
At the Acharya Harihar School, the beneficiaries crowded to get their monthly allowances. The situation worsened when some beneficiaries pushed each other to get the allowance first.
Curiously, officials at the allowance distribution centre did not make any arrangement to ensure that beneficiaries adhere to the social distancing rule.
This was the second such instance in the city. Ten days back, at a centre at Gopabandhupalli, beneficiaries had created a fracas to get the allowances. The situation went out of control despite the presence of police. Later, distribution of the allowances was stopped.