Covid-19 3rd wave may hit the state anytime, Doctors are dead against the crowd in puja pandals, High Court previously permitted as many as 45-60 people for the big pandals and 10-15 people permitted for the smaller pandal. But what we have seen during the Durga puja days?
No mask, no physical distancing, people became mad. On Maha Navami evening Burj Khalifa pandal was sealed and trains towards Sealdah were cancelled to control crowd.
“As the crowd was swelling every day, a decision was jointly taken by the police and the puja committee to stop pandal hoppers from visiting the pandal to avoid any kind of accidents. We have facilities to showcase it virtually. That would continue,” said Sujit Bose, state fire minister and main organiser of the puja Sreebhumi Sporting Club.
Earlier on 11 October, Maha Shasthi, the laser show of the pandal had to be called off after at least three pilots complained to the air traffic control (ATC) tower at the NSCBI airport that they were having difficulties while landing.
