possibility of opening up places of worship for public of all religious faiths
“Temple administration of Puri and other major temples of state under Endowment to prepare a plan of action within 10 days”
Bhubaneswar (Kalinga Voice) : After a lot of hue and cry throughout the state by the servitors and common people, looking at the problems of the servitors and respecting the emotion of the people, State Government has taken soft stand to consider the opening of the temples for the worshippers. Government has apparently decided to open the temples adhering to covid regulations. it is clear from a tweet of Chief secretary Sri Asit Kumar Tripathy . Sri Tripathi tweets ” has directed the temple administration of Puri and other major temples of state under Endowment to prepare a plan of action for opening temples for worshippers adhering to COVID regulations. Respective Collectors will submit reports after consultation with all stake holders in next 10 days.”
Dist collectors asked to consider possibility of opening up places of worship for public of all religious faiths where compliance to extant Covid guidelines is feasible and report to Govt.They may prefer graded opening in the interest of containing the disease, Says Chief Secretary Sri Tripathy .