Cuttack: Like last year, Ganesh Puja this year will also not be celebrated at the community level in Cuttack because of the restrictions on large religious congregations in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani said that no restrictions have been imposed on the Puja but any religious congregation will not be allowed.
On asked about the opening of religious institutions in the district, Chayani said that the matter is under discussion. A decision to open the religious institutions while following the Covid-19 guidelines will be taken in a day or two, he added.