Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday has decided to close down all religious places under its jurisdiction in State capital as a precautionary measure to curb in continually spread of Corona virus.
The initiative has taken after Khordha reported a drastic surge of Covid-19 cases which recorded in number as 820 in the last 24 hours today.
BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Choudhury released a video clip appealing all citizens of the city to abide by the restrictions issued by the authorities and stay away from visiting temples at any cost.
All the temples, churches or mosques, only essential rituals will be conducted by required number of servitors. The decision will be reviewed once the situation improves, BMC Commissioner said.
As the local governing body of Odisha, the BMC has imposed restriction on entry of devotees into all religious temples in city until further orders.
The BMC has already closed down the famous Lingaraj Temple in the city a few days ago after a number of servitors attached with the shrine were tested Covid positive.
