Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): Amid the deadly pandemic and to curb the spread, Odisha is under the clamp of 14 days long lockdown which has been in force from May 5 to May 19.
Meanwhile, the police of Bhubaneswar Urban Police District (UPD) issued a mobile number for residents of the city seeking permission for marriage or funeral-related activities.
According to Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umashankar Dash on Wednesday informed that those seeking the permission to hold marriage or funeral activities can call up 100 or 8144207100. Through WhatsApp the police will then send a particular format to the concerned person.
Once the police get the filled-up format through WhatsApp, permission letter will be sent to the applicant, he added.
In case of movement for marriage or funeral-related activities and organising the programmes during the lockdown, the concerned person can produce the permission letter when asked by the police, Dash stated.
Today’s move will help people get the necessary permission without visiting the Bhubaneswar DCP office, the police officer stated.
Worth mentioning, people were required to visit the Bhubaneswar DCP office to get permission for marriage or funeral activities in the Bhubaneswar UPD area during the Covid lockdown.