CM Rai urges to adopt health safety measures duing chariot procession

BIRATNAGAR: State 1 Chief Minister Rajendra Kumar Rai has directed the chiefs of security agencies to place safety arrangements during the chariot procession.

A chariot procession takes place in Biratnagar the following day of Shreekrishna Janmashtami (birthday of Lord Krishna) every year. Tens of thousands of revelers from Nepal and India attend the chariot procession.

He issued a directive to the security agencies and chariot procession management committee to arrange the procession considering rising threats of COVID-19  infection this year.