Kolkata : The organizer of the International Kolkata Book Fair on Monday announced that the book fair has been postponed by a month, and is scheduled to start from February 28.
The theme country of this year’s book fair is Bangladesh.
The organizer cited a rise in the novel coronavirus cases in the state of West Bengal.
Tridib Chatterjee, president of the Publishers and Book Sellers Guild, said, “The fair will go on for 12 days from February 28 as the situation in Kovid has not improved much yet and the election of the Vidhannagar Municipal Corporation is to be held on February 12.”
He said that this decision has been taken after consultation with the state government.
The book fair, a hugely popular event, will be held at Central Park in Bidhannagar, Kolkata in North 24 Parganas district.
The book fair, earlier scheduled to be held from January 31 to February 12, could not start in 2021 due to the pandemic.
“We expect the situation to be more favorable in late February and March,” the guild president said.
Chatterjee had earlier said that all the guidelines of the state government would be followed during the fair and each stall would be around 35% smaller to have more open space on the ground to avoid overcrowding.
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