Puri: A thorough sanitisation drive was carried out in Puri, after the Supreme Court granted permission to hold the annual Lord Jagannath Temple chariot festival, but with conditions.
“Special teams and large number of workers have been deployed for the purpose,” sources said. On Monday, the apex court cleared decks for holding the historic Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra at Puri. The Supreme Court modified its stay order and permitted the festivities without any public attendance, besides directing other precautions in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Supreme Court asked the Odisha government to impose curfew in Puri city during the religious event in which lakhs of people from all over the world participate every year.