Agartala, Sep 20, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala, Sep 20: The Agartala Municipal Corporation is committed to ensure pollution-free Durga puja festival this year to facilitate the devotees from the state and abroad, said AMC Mayor Dipak Majumder on Wednesday.

The AMC Mayor chaired a council meeting here in the conference hall of the corporation office at Agartala and said that Rs. 16 lakhs have been sanctioned for each ward of Agartala following the festive season.

“Every ward of Agartala will incur their own expenditure from the sanctioned fund for maintenance work on roads, drains and others following the Durga puja festival, so that the devotees can be facilitated at large,” he told reporters.

He said, “In addition to this, the Corporation has taken up some additional works following the festive season ahead, which includes adequate lighting facilities in every locality of the city, cleanliness drive, deployment of additional manpower to ensure pollution free festival and others.”

“The clubs and other social organizations which will organize Durga puja festival will be provided with new dustbins, basin powders and other necessary materials to maintain cleanliness of their area during the festive season,” he said, adding that proper arrangement will be taken up by the AMC to ensure hassle free idol immersion at Agartala Dashamighat.