Ludhiana, Sept. 27 -- With the festive season underway, various craft and entertainment fairs have been set up at different locations across Ludhiana. However, the district administration has raised serious concerns over the functioning of several of these fairs without mandatory permissions and safety approvals.

According to officials, many organisers have failed to take prior approval from the deputy commissioner, Ludhiana, and some have also not obtained safety certificates from concerned departments, posing a potential risk to public safety.

In view of these lapses, the district administration has formed a special inspection committee to carry out safety checks at all ongoing fairs in Ludhiana. The committee has been tasked with ens...