Jaipur: Notwithstanding the recent spurt in COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan, more than 3,000 weddings are scheduled to take place in the capital city Jaipur over the next few days, posing a grave threat to people’s lives amid the pandemic outbreak.Officials fear that the infection may spread rapidly in the city due to such events.“We have received applications for permission to more than 3,000 weddings in the month of November.
The permission is being given offline and online," Additional District Collector-Jaipur, Shankar Lal Saini told PTI.A majority of the weddings will take place on November 25, on the occasion of ‘Dev Uthani Ekadashi’, and up to 100 people are allowed to attend a marriage function.Saini said the situation is alarming.