DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Police said on Friday that they have allowed azaan (prayer call by mosques) in low volume during Ramzan , although this will be subject to permission from the district officials.Earlier, the state had prohibited the use of loudspeakers in mosques for azaan in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 threat-induced lockdown due to which any kind of religious gathering has been banned.Police officials said that following requests by religious leaders of the Muslim community that azaan be allowed during Ramzan, it was being allowed in low volume subject to approval by the respective district authorities.Ashok Kumar, director general (DG), law and order, told TOI, “With due permission from district magistrate and superintendent of police in the district, azaan will be allowed in low volume from mosques during the month of Ramzan. But community prayers and community iftars (evening meal to end fast at sunset) will be prohibited.”Kumar further said that the decision to allow broadcast of azaan in low volume was taken after a series of meetings held between officials and Muslim community leaders, adding that it was also decided that to maintain social distancing, “no one except the Imam will be allowed to go inside the mosque for the azaan.”He added that sirens—one in the morning just before first azaan and another in evening—will be allowed from mosques, again in low volume during the Ramzan period. “The sirens were already used during Ramzan to alert people regarding prayers. The only change is that now they will be played out in low volume too,” said Ashok Kumar