GOALPARA: As the Durga Puja festivities concluded yesterday, the immersion process of the Durga idols was conducted smoothly and peacefully in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday.
The district administration ensured that necessary arrangements were put in place so to prevent any untoward incident from taking place.
Security personnel were deployed at the routes through which the vehicles carrying the idols passed so as to maintain law and order. SDRF troops were also kept on high alert in case of any emergency.
Keeping the age old tradition intact, the district administration made special arrangements at Kacharighat located on the banks of the Brahmaputra river in Goalpara.
Deputy Commissioner Khanindra Choudhury and Superintendent of Police Nabaneet Mahanta personally oversaw the entire immersion process at the ghat.
The central Durga Puja committee played a crucial role in conducting the entire program successfully and their efforts to maintain peace were widely appreciated.
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