Web portal for Durga Puja inaugurated

Kolkata, Aug 30 (PTI) A web portal ‘Aasan’, a singlewindow for all clearances for the Durga Puja festival in WestBengal, was launched by Kolkata Police today. Inaugurating the portal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeesaid it It would be of great help for Durga Puja organisers inthe city as they can get all clearances under a single widowsystem. Banerjee also said that everybody should be on high alertbefore Durga Puja, Diwali and Muharram and avoid untowardincidents. She told a meeting of puja organisers and Kolkata Policethat the government had decided that idol immersion will takeplace till 4pm on October 11 – the Vijaya Dasami day. There will be no immersion on that day after that time asMuharram processions will begin. There will be no immersion onOctober 12 too due to Muharram processions and will be allowedon October 13, she said. Banerjee directed all district police headquarters andpolice commissionarates to give 25 women clubs and 25 poorclubs Rs 10,000 each to help them in performing Durga Puja. She also instructed Kolkata Municipal Corporations to giveRs 10,000 each to 100 poor clubs for the purpose. She also urged the big clubs organising puja to come outin support of at least 10 clubs each. PTI PNT KKMRJ