Giant wheels in Puja pandals despite ban by the KMC

Durga Puja is an annual festival of the masses and there are fairs held at many of the venues where different types of entertainment are available to cater to different tastes of the people who come to visit. Many of the visitors are children and they love rides on giant wheels. But, following a fatal accident, the Kolkata Police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation KMC had imposed a ban on these wheels. However, the wheels continue to return every year despite the ban.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 18 October 2015.

This year, giant wheels are there in Kumartuli Park puja - it is much taller than a four-storey building. Other locations are the Mohammed Ali Park puja – its reasoning is that the incident that occurred a couple of years ago was just an accident. Giant wheels are also there in Park Circus, Sinthi More, Santosh Mitra Square, Kankurgachi Jubakbrinda etcetera.
The giant wheels are popular all over the world with children and adults alike and the KMC should have a system to check out the serviceability and condition of the equipment and also on persons who take the ride. Banning a relatively cheap form of entertainment is not a solution.
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