The light and sound show at the Malayasia inspired Twin Tower Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal's Kalyani, which has been grabbing attention for its architectural marvel, was called off on Saturday and the entry of visitors to the pandal was also prohibited after heavy rain caused power to fluctuate.
A police official said, “On Saturday evening, which also marked Shashti, the sixth day of Durga Puja, at least 2.3 lakh people had gathered at Kalyani ITI More Durgatsav Committee to see the Twin Tower-themed Durga Puja pandal. It was raining heavily at the time. There was a power fluctuation that forced us to stop public entry to the pandal."
Meanwhile, a video went viral a couple of days ago, in which people can be seen fighting among themselves in front of the same pandal. Top officials told India Today that on September 28 (Chaturthi), a fight broke out between some people who went to visit the pandal. Those fighting took out the barricades installed in the pandal premises for crowd management. A police team rushed to the spot and took control of the situation.
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Since then, police said additional manpower has been deployed on the ground for better crowd management and to ensure there are no untoward incidents. Nearly 70 workers helped construct the 148-foot Twin Tower themed-pandal. Everyday, especially in the evening, thousands of people are flocking to Kalyani ITI More to get a glimpse of the pandal. Devotees from Kalyani and neighboring towns are flocking to witness the replica of Malaysia's Twin Towers.
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