Bhubaneswar: The state-level Independence Day will be celebrated following the COVID-19 guidelines and social distancing norms at the Unit-3 Exhibition Grounds here, informed Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy.
A high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary at Lok Seva Bhavan today discussed about the celebration of the Independence Day amid the prevailing coronavirus pandemic.
It has been decided that the I-Day celebration will be a low-key affair with fewer guests and COVID-19 warriors.
This year’s Independence Day parade will not be held as usual and the Chief Guest will take salute from three police band troupes, Tripathy said.
The programme will be telecast live from the ground through a common feed system, he added.