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Prayagraj admn gears up for idol immersion; officials inspect ghats
DM Sanjay Khatri asked the officials of the concerned departments to maintain cleanliness, set up temporary toilets, arrange clean drinking water, emergency lights, generators etc at the ghats.
Senior police and administrative officials inspected different places where idol immersion will take place after Durga Puja on Wednesday. The officials issued instructions to concerned departments to maintain security and sanitary arrangements at the immersion ghats.
A team of officials including district magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri, IG range Rakesh Kumar Singh and SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey reached Andawa where an immersion ghat has been made. DM Sanjay Khatri asked the officials of the concerned departments to maintain cleanliness, set up temporary toilets, arrange clean drinking water, emergency lights, generators etc at the ghats. He asked the officials to make ramps and install barricading to control the crowd. The DM asked the CMO Dr Nanak Saran to arrange for ambulance, beds and doctors at the nearby CHCs and PHCs.
IG range Rakesh Kumar Singh and SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey issued instructions to maintain smooth traffic during idol immersions and ensure arrangements of boats, life jackets and divers to counter any emergency situation. The officials issued necessary instructions to nagar nigam, flood division, traffic, fire department to ensure facilities for idol immersions. Municipal commissioner Chandra Mohan Garg, ADM city Madan Kumar, SDM Phulpur Shubham Srivastava and other officials were also present in the team.
