Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Odisha Government announced the fresh guidelines for the month of November 2021. As per a notification issued by the Special Relief Commissioner, there shall be a graded unlocking throughout the State with effect from 5 AM of November 1 till 5 AM of December 1, 2021.
Further, night curfew shall be imposed in all urban areas of the State from 10 PM to 5 AM every day and there will be no weekend shutdown in Odisha.
The notification further added that during the unlock period, all types of shops, malls can remain open across the State from 5 AM to 10 PM every day. All religious festivals/festivities/functions shall be held/celebrated as per the orders of the government issued on August 9, 2021. The guidelines/stipulations relating to the sale and use of firecrackers during the month of November shall be issued separately.
The state government further informed that considering local conditions, district Magistrates, Municipal Commissioners, Police Commissioner of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar may impose appropriate restrictions on entry of devotees into churches, temples, mosques , places of worship and in celebrations in churches, temples and mosques and other religious places of worship.The Collectors, Municipal Commissioners may decide the number of persons to attend any such religious ritual/festival/puja in their respective jurisdictions with strict adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour and norms.
