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Thane: Ganesh Chaturthi is around the corner and the government is making sure that people can enjoy the festival without getting coronavirus and for this they have issued guidelines. Just like any other city Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has shared a detailed set of guidelines that must compulsorily be followed while organising and amid all the festivities, reported Mumbai Mirror.
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In these guidelines there are sets of rules like size of the idol, who should and should not attend, prior permissions, and the number of people allowed inside a pandal at any point in time.
Here are the rules.
The MBMC has made it compulsory for the Ganesh Mandals to secure permission from the civic body before organising celebrations. It must be ensured that there is no crowd during Aarti, bhajan, or any other religious event.
Not more than five people to be allowed inside any Ganapati pandal at any given time.
Further, ‘Mission Begin Again’ rules and the guidelines issued by the government, including social distancing, must be followed. There must be no processions carried out or immersion of the idols and people must leave the venue as quickly as possible.
Children and senior citizens should avoid going to the immersion site. Thermal screening arrangements should be set up in Ganapati pandal. It is also mandatory to follow hygiene rules such as using masks, sanitizers, etc.
Each pandal, in its entirety, ought to be sanitized three times a day. Sanitizers and disinfectants in adequate amounts ought to be provided.
Every Ganeshotsav Mandal in containment zones or hotspots will have to immerse idols in metallic tanks inside the containment zone premises itself. People living in sealed buildings are supposed to immerse the idols at home or inside the building.
The height cannot be more than four feet for the idols in public mandals, and not more than two feet for household idols.
Additionally, if possible, metal or marble idols should be used instead of those made of clay.
Inputs from The Quint
