Holi was celebrated peacefully in the steel city on Monday.

No public celebrations took place as the East Singhbhum district administration imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC on Sunday.

People celebrated the festival in their own houses and apartments in various localities - Sakchi, Bistupur, Golmuri, Kadma, Sonari, Baridih and Telco.

The office of Dhalbhum SDO Nitish Kumar Singh issued the prohibitory orders which came into effect from Sunday night keeping in view Shab-e-Barat and Holi festivities. The prohibitory orders will remain imposed till March 31. Sec 144 prohibited public gatherings.

There were no untoward incidents reported from any parts of the city till filing of this report.

Police were deployed at strategic locations and sensitive pockets to prevent any unlawful activities.

"We played Holi and enjoyed the festival with family members at our own apartment, " said Manoj Ghosal, who owns a duplex at Alok Vihar in Telco.

Many people celebrated the festival on their terraces and roof tops instead of going out.

Children were also seen playing Holi with their friends in different apartments and flat complexes across the city.

Teams of state excise department also remained vigilant to check sale and consumption of spurious liquor across the district.

The South Eastern Railway (SER) had also issued an alert and vigil was intensified in trains and in various railway stations concerned over spurt in cases of Covid-19.

Notably, the state government had earlier imposed a ban on Holi celebrations in public places, including banquet halls and parks, in the wake of a rise in Covid cases and asked residents to celebrate the festival of colour at indoors with family members only.

According to a circular issued by the home, prison and disaster management department on Friday restrictions was imposed on all celebrations and congregations at public places during Holi, Sarhul, Shab-e-Barat, Navratri Ramnavami and Easter.