CM, PWD Minister take boat experience to assessment Chhath Puja preparations

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, together with Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh and senior officers, on Saturday took a ship experience in the Yamuna river to assessment preparations for the Chhath Puja competition later this month.

Ms. Gupta introduced that ghats will likely be constructed at each habitation alongside the Yamuna river from Palla to ITO to permit devotees to worship nearer to their houses. She added that tons of of ghats are being developed throughout Delhi to make the competition extra accessible.

“Chhath Puja this yr will likely be organised in a grander, safer and extra handy method than ever earlier than. It isn’t just a competition, it’s a image of girls’s devotion and our respect for nature. The Delhi authorities is dedicated to celebrating it with full dignity and grandeur,” the CM stated.

She added that cultural programmes may also be held to infuse the four-day competition with devotion, custom, and neighborhood enthusiasm.

Highlighting the competition’s ecological significance, the Chief Minister stated, “Chhath additionally offers the message of holding our water sources clear and alive. Every association of safety, cleanliness, lighting, and site visitors administration will likely be dealt with fastidiously in order that devotees face no inconvenience,” Ms. Gupta stated.

Festival and politics

The CM alleged that the earlier governments and administrations had did not take the competition significantly. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party claimed that when it was in energy earlier, it had repeatedly written to the Lieutenant-Governor in search of permission to permit celebrations on the Yamuna, however its requests had been denied.

Chhath Puja, devoted to the Sun God, is widely known predominantly by Purvanchalis, folks from jap Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and elements of Jharkhand. The numerically sturdy neighborhood performs a decisive function within the Delhi election, and each the AAP and BJP have sought to woo Purvanchali voters, together with within the run-up to the February Assembly polls.

Last yr, the AAP authorities claimed to have arrange over 1,000 Chhath ghats within the metropolis. The competition, nevertheless, additionally triggered a political blame recreation, with each the Congress and the BJP attacking AAP over the state of air pollution within the Yamuna