Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he was observing a subdued Durga Puja to express his solidarity with farmers who faced crop loss due to heavy rain this year.
“Expressing solidarity with the rain-affected situation in various regions of the state and with the farmer brothers, the Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri @MohanMOdisha has decided to observe this year’s Sharadiya Durgapuja in a simple manner,” the chief minister’s office (CMO) said in a social media post.
ରାଜ୍ୟର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ବର୍ଷାଜନିତ ସ୍ଥିତି ଓ ଚାଷୀ ଭାଇଭଉଣୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଏକାତ୍ମତା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରି ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @MohanMOdisha ଚଳିତ ବର୍ଷ ଶାରଦୀୟ ଦୁର୍ଗାପୂଜା ନିରାଡମ୍ବର ଭାବେ ପାଳନ କରିବାକୁ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଇଛନ୍ତି।
ଏହି ପରିପ୍ରେକ୍ଷୀରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ପୂଜା ମଣ୍ଡପ ପରିଦର୍ଶନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରୁ ନିବୃତ୍ତ ରହିବା ସହ ରାଜ୍ୟବାସୀଙ୍କ ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଓ ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ ମା’ ଜଗଜ୍ଜନନୀଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିଛନ୍ତି।
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) October 19, 2026
He was refraining from visiting puja pandals.
Majhi prayed to Maa Durga for the well-being and prosperity of the people of the state, it said.
More than 37.43 lakh people were affected in 26 of 30 districts of Odisha, and seven people were killed in the floods this year, officials said.
More than 2.12 lakh hectares of crops and 18,067 houses were damaged, and 93 livestock animals died in the heavy rain and subsequent floods in Odisha, they said.
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