"The decision to not ask for any subscription by the puja committees is a very good move as many are facing financial problems. The Municipality had requested them about the same, which they agreed, so we thank them all," the head of the board of administrators in the English Bazaar Municipality (EBM), Nihar Ranjan Ghosh, said.
With Mahalaya set to be observed this month, the big puja organising honchos are treading with caution and relying on safety measures such as sanitiser tunnels at pandals.
"I took down their addresses as I have plans to visit their villages to do a story on the behind-the-scene people involved in sholapith art."
The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the West Bengal government to put on hold the distribution of funds on account of Durga Puja till Tuesday.
