Use of ganja banned in Shiva Peethas across Odisha!

Bhubaneswar: The use of ganja will be banned in all the Shiva peethas across Odisha, said reliable reports on Tuesday.

The Odia Language Literature and Culture Department of the Government of Odisha has written a letter to all the District Magistrates and SPs across the various districts of Odisha. The department has urged the officers to take action in this regard.

The Department of Culture has urged the District Magistrates and SPs to take necessary steps to ban the use of Ganja in various Shiva Peethas.

The Odia Language Literature and Culture Department Director Dilip Rautray has written a letter to the District Magistrates and SPs of all the districts of the state.

The minister of State in-charge of Odia Language Literature and Culture Department has welcomed this move. The Minister further added that the consumption of drugs in any form should be banned from all religious institutions. He also urged everyone to cooperate with this move.

A detailed report in this matter is awaited.