The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered that all Durga Puja pandals across the state be declared no-entry zones to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ... For small pandals, barricades will have to be put up five metres from the entrance
With the Mamata Banerjee government of West Bengal opening up the process of holding community Durga Pujas in the state as in earlier years, disregarding a possible wildfire spread of Covid infections, a PIL has been filed in the Calcutta High Court, asking for a stay on the decision of the government.
Amphan has already forced evacuation of around 4.5 lakh people, including 1.20 lakh people from Odisha and 3.30 lakh people. The Government along with the National Disaster Management Authority has been making preparations to deal with the cyclone.