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Karnataka allows public celebrations from the Ganesh Festival

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Government had allowed the public celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi maximum of five days since 10 September with the norms of strict Covid effect while cultural programs and processions is forbidden.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday to consult with domain experts and colleagues in the pressure mounted on the government to allow the public celebration of Ganesh festival and it was decided during the meeting for an hour that can be granted by permission.
“The government has decided to allow the installation of idols of Ganesh in public for up to five days only in districts where the rate of positivity of the test Covid less than 2%.
The idol must be embedded within five days in an appointed, but the procession is not allowed while taking idols for immersion, “Revenue Minister R Ashoka said after the meeting according to the guidelines issued after the meeting, only one public pandal permitted in Ward Civic in urban areas, while the government will decide how many idols that can be installed in public in rural areas.
Area public pandal limited to 50×50 feet and is imperative that the organizers vaccinated and Ashoka said the government had asked local bodies to conduct vaccination drives to the organizers at the launch celebration.
No installation or celebration idol allowed in schools and colleges.
“We have decided to not allow programs pandal and DJ culture is strictly prohibited,” Ashoka said, adding pandal should not be established in places where it causes inconvenience to the public.
The government has restricted the height of the idol with two feet if installed in homes and four legs for public installations, in line restrictions last year.
Mandated that the idols should be made of environmentally friendly materials.
While the idols should be immersed only in designated tanks or ponds, Ashoka will lead the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara officials meeting on Monday to decide the modalities and venues for idol immersion.
BBMP is likely to use a mobile tank and Karnataka state pollution control boards identify places where immersion.
No night curfew which continued throughout the festival and people prohibited from venturing after 9pm.

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