Kumbh 2019: Wedding ban on ‘snan’ days nixes party plans

  • | Sunday | 2nd December, 2018

I had booked the banquet hall in November first week. They will have to either extend or reschedule the dates or book venues outside the city,” said owner of a wedding hall in Georgetown.“I am left with no option but to reschedule my son’s wedding as banquet hall’s owner we had booked. “We can’t help in this regard and have informed the families that had booked our venue. The banquet hall owner has said that it would be difficult to take out wedding procession a day before Basant Panchami,” said Ravi Kumar Kesarwani, whose son’s wedding was scheduled a day before Basant Panchami.The owner of a wedding pandal at Civil Lines, preferring anonymity, said that a reputed citizen of city, who had booked his venue was in a state of shock when told about the order.ADM Kannaujia said that the administration had already issued an advisory on November 14 to guest houses, and banquet halls advising them not to accept bookings during main ‘snan’ day.“I have not asked any banquet hall owner to cancel booking, but suggested that they might face unwanted problems in managing things due to massive crowd arriving or leaving the city on main snan days,” said ADM Kannaujia. ALLAHABAD: An order of district authorities stating that no weddings or other event will be allowed to be organised in the city on the main ‘snan’ (bathing) day, a day before as well as one after it, during Kumbh 2019 — to be held between January 15 and March 4 next year — has left those who had booked guest houses, marriage lawns and caterers and made advance payments in a fix.As per an order issued by additional district magistrate Ashok Kumar Kannaujiya, weddings will not be allowed in banquet halls and other venues in the city on the main ‘snan’ days of Makar Sankranti (January 14/15), Paush Poormina (January 21), Mauni Amavasya (February 4), Basant Panchami (February 10), Maghi Poornima (February 19) and Maha Shivratri (March 4), and a day before and after them.The district administration has sent copies of the order to 106 owners of wedding halls, lawns and hoteliers in Civil Lines , Georgetown, Tagoretown , Sulemsarai and Rajapur.

ALLAHABAD: An order of district authorities stating that no weddings or other event will be allowed to be organised in the city on the main ‘snan’ (bathing) day, a day before as well as one after it, during Kumbh 2019 — to be held between January 15 and March 4 next year — has left those who had booked guest houses, marriage lawns and caterers and made advance payments in a fix.As per an order issued by additional district magistrate Ashok Kumar Kannaujiya, weddings will not be allowed in banquet halls and other venues in the city on the main ‘snan’ days of Makar Sankranti (January 14/15), Paush Poormina (January 21), Mauni Amavasya (February 4), Basant Panchami (February 10), Maghi Poornima (February 19) and Maha Shivratri (March 4), and a day before and after them.The district administration has sent copies of the order to 106 owners of wedding halls, lawns and hoteliers in Civil Lines , Georgetown, Tagoretown , Sulemsarai and Rajapur. “We can’t help in this regard and have informed the families that had booked our venue. They will have to either extend or reschedule the dates or book venues outside the city,” said owner of a wedding hall in Georgetown.“I am left with no option but to reschedule my son’s wedding as banquet hall’s owner we had booked. I had booked the banquet hall in November first week. The banquet hall owner has said that it would be difficult to take out wedding procession a day before Basant Panchami,” said Ravi Kumar Kesarwani, whose son’s wedding was scheduled a day before Basant Panchami.The owner of a wedding pandal at Civil Lines, preferring anonymity, said that a reputed citizen of city, who had booked his venue was in a state of shock when told about the order.ADM Kannaujia said that the administration had already issued an advisory on November 14 to guest houses, and banquet halls advising them not to accept bookings during main ‘snan’ day.“I have not asked any banquet hall owner to cancel booking, but suggested that they might face unwanted problems in managing things due to massive crowd arriving or leaving the city on main snan days,” said ADM Kannaujia.

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