CM Nitish Kumar
Preparations for the Chhath festival are in full swing across the country, including Bihar. Chhath Puja will begin from November 5. Nahay Khay will be offered on 5th November, Kharna on 6th and Arghya will be offered in the evening sun on 7th November. Arrangements for offering puja and arghya at the Gangetic ghats in Patna are being improved. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took stock of the security arrangements in the city in connection with the Chhath festival. He surveyed the Gangetic ghats from the steamer. Instructing officials in this regard, Chief Minister Nitish said that all preparations at Chhath Ghats should be completed on time and no work should be left incomplete.
People who fast Chhath should not face any problem.
Nitish Kumar said better arrangements should be made so that people fasting on Chhath do not face any problem while offering Arghya. Considering the water level and flow of river Ganga, strong security measures must be taken at Chhath Ghats. Strong barricades should be erected around Chhath Ghats for the safety of devotees. There should be easy access to the ghats. Barricades should also be placed near roads to facilitate the movement of Chhath fastis.
Inspection of Ganga Ghats in Patna
The Chief Minister said that during Chhath Puja, Chhath devotees and devotees should be continuously informed through microphone about the arrangements made at the ghats. Make smooth traffic arrangements for Chhath devotees and devotees to reach Chhath ghats so that Chhath devotees do not face any inconvenience in transportation. Make complete arrangements for cleaning at Chhath Ghats.
Veterans were present during the inspection.
During the inspection of Ganga Ghats, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Power Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Deepak Kumar, Director General of Police Alok Raj, Commissioner of Development Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary of Road Construction Department, Mihir Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary of Home Department, Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, Principal Secretary of the Department of Water Resources, Santosh Kumar Mall, Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Pankaj Kumar, and Secretary, Energy Department, Pankaj Kumar Pal.
Apart from these, Secretary to the Chief Minister Anupam Kumar, Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department Abhay Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Kumar Ravi, Secretary of the Road Construction Department B Karthikeya Dhanji, the Patna Divisional Commissioner Mayank Barbade, Inspector General of Police, Security Vinay Kumar, Patna. Inspector General of Police Garima Malik, District Magistrate Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra, Chairman Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited Shirat Kapil Ashok, Commissioner Patna Municipal Corporation Animesh Parasar, Director General Power Distribution from South Bihar. Company Limited Mahendra Kumar and other senior officials were present.
