Kolkata: Unless you have a double vaccination proof, you will not be allowed to enter the Fair of the International Kolkata Book this time.
However, if the vaccine for children under 17 days did not enter during the exhibition began on January 31, they would be permitted on the authorities of the publisher and book seller on Friday while announcing the 45th edition of the exhibition.
If everything goes well, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina can attend the exhibition because the country is the theme country of fair this time.
The Chairman of the Minister of Mamata Banerjee will invite him to the exhibition this year when it was canceled because Covid.
The exhibition will celebrate a hundred births Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Yobel Year of the Golden Independence Bangladesh.
TiViewthi This is an event that millions in Kolkata and Bengal are looking forward to every year.
The plan to bring it back is the city’s longing index to return to normality.
It is difficult to predict a pandemic status two months later but someone can assume that Covid will not be lost.
So the focus must be as much as maintaining a Covid safety protocol when having the Grand Book Fair.
Organizers can see an increase in the size of the kiosk, perhaps with the cost of the number of kiosks, if the Fairground area cannot be improved; Limiting the number of visitors at a certain time is another option.
The exhibition will be held at the Salt Lake Central Park.
Many changes are being worked on by the Guild so that they will continue until February 13, can be held safely in Covid times.
“We will have an open kiosk as far as possible and the size will be reduced to allow space for visitors to move with social distance on the spot,” said Tridib Chatterjee, Secretary General of Guild.
The e-pass will be distributed to facilitate entries, automatically reduce crowding at the gate, said.
This e-pass will be given from different online portals.
“There is a possibility that there will be a special inlet for the passer and it will stagger the crowd,” Chatterjee said, adding that it would take several more meetings with architects and members before completing a fair design.
Masks will be compulsory and hand sanitiser will be placed at Vantage points.
For those who physically unable to attend fairly, the Guild will begin a virtual exhibition visit.
Click the mouse will allow them to “take a walk” fair and they might even be able to browse and order.
“We will reveal this gradually.
There is a population of a large book thigh fan abroad that will be able to enjoy it in virtual mode,” said President Guild Sudhangshu Dey.
In a separate incident, tribute will be paid to Pranab Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatttopadhyay, Shankha Ghosh, Buddhadeb Guha, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and other personalities that have departed in the past.
The number of stalls is likely to remain 600 and the guild has decided not to add to this fee.
There has been no decision about whether the number of food stalls will be reduced and whether only the dry package will be sold.