Gangasagar Mela: Mamata pitches for more central funds
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said that the state government goes all out to improve infrastructure for the Gangasagar Mela without taking any grant from the central government.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said that the state government goes all out to improve infrastructure for the Gangasagar Mela without taking any grant from the central government.
A large number of devotees from Uttar Pradesh had attended the Haridwar Kumbh Mela.
As further proof that that we are not scientifically-minded, we have important ministers and officer bearers brazenly defending bunkum ~the cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen and caressing and massaging it is a remedy for respiratory ailments.
The PM stressed that it will give a boost to the fight against the pandemic.
The Prime Minister`s appeal came after a Hindu seer is reportedly lost his life after Covid-19 infection and nearly 100 other holy men have tested positive after attending a vast Indian religious festival where millions of pilgrims have been ignoring Covid-19 advice despite a national surge in infections.
Several Bollywood personalities have reacted to the Kumbh Mela being conducted amid the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar has been shortened this year to just one month from April 1 to 30 due to Covid.
On Monday, more than 28 lakh devotees reportedly turned up for the ritualistic second shahi snan (royal bath) in the supposedly sacred river, albeit rendered thoroughly polluted over time and for a variety of reasons.
The High Court asked the state government to rigidly follow the standard operating procedures (SOP) for Kumbh issued by the ministry of health and family welfare (Government of India).
The helpline number, 1902, will remain active round the clock. By dialling the number the devotees could obtain information about traffic, Covid-19, hotels, Kumbh Mela, ‘Shahi Snan,’ and could also register complaints about missing persons and get other details.
