Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel today told media persons that the government will make a decision on this only after the Central government releases Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for public events. Patel said, once the SOPs arrive, a decision will be taken by the core committee led by Chief Minister, regarding how and where it can be applied.
‘The Government of India has in its Unlock-5 guideline permitted events that involve up to 200 persons. Such events can take place on the open grounds, hall, and auditoriums with provisions of rules pertaining to social distancing, etc applied. Now the issue is about its SOPs that are yet to be communicated to the States,’ Patel said.
He further said, ‘On open grounds, all events are permitted, but the size of the plot will decide how many people can be permitted over it. But anyway, there is a ceiling of 200 persons.’ Patel added. However, in Vadodara’s major, Sheri Garba organizers are not in the mood to do the Garba in the pandemic. Tadfadiya Garba Mahotsav, the biggest Sheri Garba of Vadodara already decided not to organize Garba even government provide permission to do so, as the area already has many cases of Covid19 in the past and if Such gathering takes place it’s a high chance of the spread of Covid19.