Dandiya raas and garba event organisers will now have to ensure that stalls offering food at the venues are fire compliant. They will have to give a written declaration saying their venue is safe to authorities and they will also have to get a no-objection certificate from fire officials. With hardly a week left for Navratri to begin, these rules should put a pep in our step.

Approvals and rejections will be given after seeing whether mandals have followed the orders of the high court. The orders include that no mandal should encroach footpaths and pedestrian's right of way. Apart from pandals being fire compliant, they should also ensure that traffic is not obstructed.