With the festive season ahead, idol makers across Odisha are busy making idols of various Gods and Goddesses in adherence to the guidelines of the state government.
This is Ananta Charan Behera, an idol maker from Kendrapada who is making Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishwakarma’s idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi and Vishwakarma Puja. Ananta says that Covid-19 pandemic has affected the small scale idol makers severely and they are yet to see normalisation in business.
A few other idol makers from the region have also raised concerns over lack of orders amid the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Another idol maker from Kendrapara region, Sasmita Behera says though lockdown restrictions have been eased, customers are unwilling to buy idols.
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According to NFHS, Alcohol consumption in men & women is higher in rural India than urban India. According to the survey, 1% of women aged 15 and above drink alcohol, compared to 19% of men in the same age group.
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