With the second wave of Corona sweeping the foreign countries, the Indian Government has also alerted the local body officials here across the country. The officials asked the endowments department to strictly enforce COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Centre in all temples across the country while allowing devotees for Darshan, They suggested that the people must be careful for the Christmas, New year and also the Sankranthi.
As part of a 50-day COVID Awareness Campaign, the Government has asked the temple managements that they should ask devotees to wear a mask mandatorily before entering the temple premises. They also warned that the pilgrims must maintain physical distance.
With the New Year and Sankranti approaching, the special focus should be on handling the crowd. They said pamphlets should be circulated and asked the management to erect banners near the temple surroundings to sensitise devotees about the spread of the virus and precautionary measures to be followed.
The officials suggested the temple authorities to arrange sanitisers at different points for the convenience of people. He said adequate measures should be taken in conducting Covid tests for all temple staff at regular intervals. In case of any assistance, the temple management can contact the district health officials, they added.
