Ranchi: The state government on Wednesday approved the permission to take out processions in wake of the twin festivals of Ramnavmi and Sarhul however there are a certain set of restrictions attached to them.
As per the notification of the home prison and disaster management department, the number of persons in the religious procession shall not exceed 100. If multiple processions happened to converge at a place or there are arrangements made for the reception of the procession then the number of persons permitted in the resultant congregation shall not exceed 1000.
The religious processions shall conclude not later than 6:00 pm while playing of Pre-recorded music or DJ is prohibited. Further, all the members of the religious processions shall sanitize their hands and wear masks properly covering the mouth and nostrils completely at the time without any exceptions.