Kolkata: Keeping in mind the elderly citizens and disabled visitors, the state govt will set up a special lounge and ramps at puja pandals to enable such visitors to enjoy the ambiences at the pandals.“We will set up lounges where they can sit, get some rest, and then proceed to enter the pandal area. For disabled individuals, we will set up ramps that will take the wheelchairs straight to an area of the pandal from where they can have a better look at the idols and decorations inside the pandal,” said the state municipal affairs and urban development minister Agnimitra Paul.Paul even said that the senior citizens and disabled visitors will be provided tea at the special lounges. The state minister appealed to the visitors to help the Kolkata Municipal Corporation volunteers declutter the puja grounds.“We will ask the KMC authority to place adequate waste bins at the pandals as the visitors will enjoy different types of snacks during their visit to puja pandals. It is the duty of the visitors to keep the area clean and not throw their food containers or leftovers outside the bins,” said the minister.
