Ravana Podi in Bhubaneswar to be held at nine locations informs Commissionerate Police several safety arrangements have been made for the Ravana Podi or Ravana Dahan.
Ravana Podi in Bhubaneswar to be held on October 21, Ravana Podi is being celebrated throughout Bhubaneswar. Nine locations for nine organisers. Permissions have been given and a detailed SOP has been issued to them regarding the distance of the crowd from the Ravan Podi.
A few guidelines are as follows: It has to be a minimum of 100 meters all around the Ravan Podi. A minimum of 100 meters has to be maintained and it has to be barricaded.
One fire team has been requisitioned for each location, and along with this, a force has been given for crowd control. Every location will be given at least two platoons of force based on the crowd that is about to be gathered.
Furter, after Ravan Podi, there is Visarjan Utsav on the last day, that is on October 22. So the idols of the Goddess will gather at a designated point, from where they will be transported to the earmarked immersion sites.
Traffic restrictions have been put in place. The people of Bhubaneswar those travelling to the city have been advised to check the route chart and then plan accordingly.
