Overview
- Senior officials in Delhi, Bihar and Jharkhand issued coordinated pre-festival orders on Monday to finalize crowd plans, immersion routes and departmental coordination ahead of Durga Puja.
- Delhi ordered use of the Single Window clearance system, required timely NOCs, and directed officials to prepare immersion pits, set up CCTV and scanners, ensure water and power supply, and deploy health teams and traffic controls at pandals.
- Bihar imposed a statewide ban on DJs, made 100% licensing mandatory for pandals, idols and processions, required organisers to furnish undertakings, and ordered video recording of processions plus registration and time limits for loudspeakers.
- East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand tightened policing, fixed immersion routes and traffic plans, mobilised divers and rescue teams at ghats, and asked peace committees and religious leaders to monitor social media and discourage rumours.
- Local municipalities, police units and emergency teams such as QRTs and the SDRF have been tasked with on-ground implementation, and authorities said they will monitor compliance to keep large cultural events safe while promoting larger-scale celebrations.