<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, the spread of COVID 19 is gradually decreasing in the state. The number of active cases is 11 thousand 237 and the number of recoveries has exceeded 1 lakh 53 thousand.<br />''<br />''The state government has taken several precautionary measures to effectively control the crowd gathering in view of festivals. These include the live telecast of the Ravana combustion program on Vijayadashami in several districts today through local cable channels and making temporary immersion pools for immersion of Durga  idols.</span><br />