Collector Shri Jai Prakash Maurya has declared three local holidays for Dhamtari district in calendar year 2021. These include Ganesh Chaturthi on Friday, September 10, 2021, Dussehra (Mahashtami) on Wednesday, October 13, and Friday, November 5, 2021, the second day of Diwali (Govardhan Puja). He has declared the said local holiday in exercise of the powers conferred by Rule-8 of General Book Circular Part-2 Roll Number-Four. It is to be known that this holiday will not be applicable to banks and treasuries.