Minimise vehicle use, avoid carrying valuables to Durga Puja pandals, Hazaribag admin tells revellers

Puja committees have been directed to avoid using inflammable materials in pandal construction, ensure proper lighting and cleanliness, install barricades, and provide separate entry and exit gatesHazaribag: The district administration has asked Durga Puja organisers in the city and across the district to obtain fire, structural and electrical safety clearances and ensure arrangement of public address systems and surveillance mechanisms before their pandals are thrown open for visitors.Dussehra organisers have been directed to ensure the availability of an ambulance at their event sites.With less than a week to go for the festivities, the district administration has also urged the public to minimise vehicle use, avoid carrying valuables and remain vigilant during pandal visits.