Immersion won’t clash with Muharram

KOLKATA: The state government has announced that there will be no immersion after 4 pm on October 11 — Vijaya Dashami — because of Muharram. The state government also said that the immersion will in no way clash with the processions of immersions.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on made the announcement at a meeting with the puja heads on Tuesday.
The state government also announced that there will be no immersion on October 12 too due to Muharram.It will allowed on October 13, up to 4 am the next morning.
As the state government is organising an immersion tourism where major pujas will hold procession to make a display of their idols and lighting, Banerjee said that the award-winning puja committees would also take out a rally on October 14 on the Red Road.
She said puja committees should take turns to be on guard. “Not everyone is notorious, with the exception of one or two persons who commit nuisance because of which everyone suffers. We need to observe Muharrum along with Durga Puja, and need to be careful that no trouble is created in the process,” she said.
The chief minister also said that the launched a web portal ‘Aasan’, a single window for all clearances for the Durga Puja festival in the state. She said it would be of great help for Durga Puja organisers in the city as they can get all clearances under a single widow system. Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar said the portal will be functional from September 14.