Guests for marriages restricted in Odisha’s twin cities

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 9, 2021 at 5:54 PM Updated On : Apr 9, 2021 at 9:45 PM

Bhubaneswar: In view of the second wave of COVID-19 in Odisha, the Twin City Commissionerate Police has restricted the number of participants in marriages and related functions to 100 in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack cities.

Similarly, the number of attendees for funeral and related functions has been restricted to 50.

The following kinds of functions have been prohibited in Bhubaneswar until further order:

* Events and gatherings related to Promotional Activities/Conferences/Conclaves etc.

* Centenary/Golden Jubilee/Silver Jubilee etc. celebrations of institutions.

* Annual Events/Annual Functions of educational and other institutions etc.

For other kinds of social gatherings, the host shall have to obtain specific permission from BMC, which will be given keeping in view the requirement of the host and prevailing pandemic situation subject to maximum participants ceiling of 100 persons.