Nilgiris makes nod must forall functions

Udhagamandalam: District collector J Innocent Divya on Thursday made it mandatory for the people to obtain permission from the sub-collector or revenue divisional officer (RDO) to hold any social, political, religious, private or family functions in the Nilgiris. She said a decision in this regard was taken to keep the Covid-19 spread in check.
Pointing out that the caseload had come down in the district in the past couple of months because of the strict enforcement of the lockdown restrictions, she said in a press release that there was an increase in the large social, political, religious and private gatherings in the hill retreat of late.
“Such gatherings may turn out to be virus transmission points. Hence, permission from the concerned sub-collector or RDO is a must to hold such functions in the district. We have instructed tahsildars and local body officials to inspect the permitted gatherings as well,” Innocent Divya said.tnn