South Delhi Municipal Corporation in its new policy on farmhouses mandates that no baraat and horse-drawn carr... Read More

NEW DELHI: Lavish baraats and ghudchadis outside wedding venues might soon become a thing of the past. The new farmhouses policy issued by South Delhi Municipal Corporation mandates that no processions (baraat) and horse-drawn carriage will be allowed on roads outside farmhouses.

Officials said that a similar regulation will be introduced for banquet halls, as they too are found to be a source of traffic jams. In traditional Hindu marriages, groom arrives at the brides’ houses riding a mare and the ritual is called ‘Ghudchadi’.

All farmhouse operators will have to take an undertaking, which includes provision of no baraat , separate entry and exit points, parking not spilling outside the farmhouses premises. “Violators will invite a penalty of Rs 2 lakh for the first offence, Rs 4 lakh for the second offence, Rs 8 lakh for the third offence and the farmhouse will be debarred from holding any social function for two years after the fourth offence,” the rules stated.

