Patna:
In an attempt to beat the heat Bihar government has come up with a bizarre idea of banning people from cooking. During summers and in last two weeks more than 66 people and 1,200 animals have been killed due to fire in the area.
According to a report in NDTV, “the cooking will not be allowed in villages from 9 am and 6 pm during the summer and those who violate the order can be jailed for up to two years.”
“Religious functions involving fire have also been banned,” the report said.
Nitish Kumar government has also explained logic behind such order. They said heavy winds are picking up sparks from cooking fires and igniting straw huts. Recently, more than 300 huts were gutted into fire in Begusarai district.
"The point is that hundreds of lives are at risk. The order has only been given after a detailed survey on just how the fires started. The jail term is based on a law on disaster management," says Vyasji, the Bihar government official in charge of handling disasters.
This would be a challenge for many to follow the bizarre guidelines.
