Villupuram Collector issues guidelines for Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations

The Villupuram Collector, Sheik Abdul Rahman, has instructed organisers of Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations not to install statues measuring more than 10 feet from the ground level.Chairing a meeting at the Collectorate on Tuesday, he said that those installing idols should have obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the respective tahsildars. If the site where the idols are to be installed is situated on a private land, the NOC should be obtained from the land owners and if the site happens to be on a poromboke land, the NOCs would have to be obtained from the concerned department or the local body.The organisers should be aware that a NOC should be obtained from the police for use of public address system and a certificate from the Fire and Rescue Services should certify that ade