In a bid to scale up the battle against Covid-19, the Raipur administration announced on Friday that only 10 people can attend weddings and events such as funerals during lockdown from April 9 to 19.
Raipur Collector Dr S. Bharathi Dasan said in a press release that the upper limit of 10 people permitted in marriages will include the bride and the groom.
Similarly, only 10 will be allowed in funerals and 'dashagatra'.
Earlier, the ceiling was increased to 50 but it has been reduced due to a dangerous spike in Corona cases in the state capital, it added. An online application can be given by the applicant at edistrict.cgstate.gov.in for attending social gatherings or marriage.
During the lockdown period, the bus, railway or air tickets of the passengers’ will be treated as e-pass.
On Thursday, 2,330 people in Raipur were among 10,652 detected Covid-19 positive in the state.