Mirzapur, 17

March (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a review meeting with officials

on Tuesday at the Ashtabhuja Dak Bungalow in Vindhyachal regarding preparations

for the upcoming Chaitra Navratri fair. He gave clear instructions that the

entire district, including the fair area, should be made plastic-free and that

a clean and beautiful Vindhyachal should be presented to the devotees. The

Chief Minister directed the Municipal Corporation and the Panchayati Raj

Department to ensure special cleanliness arrangements in the fair area and

ghats. Emphasis was also laid on implementing a door-to-door garbage collection

system and beautification of major roads including bus and railway stations.

Regarding security arrangements, he directed that extensive arrangements be

made for the safety of women along with general devotees. In view of safety in

the river Ganga, instructions were given to provide life jackets to the

devotees along with adequate deployment of NDRF and SDRF.

The Chief

Minister stated that devotees should have uninterrupted access to all basic

amenities, including drinking water, toilets, electricity, and lighting. In

view of the heat, instructions were also given to ensure adequate drinking

water throughout the district. Emphasis was also placed on adequate parking

arrangements so that devotees do not have to walk long distances to visit the

shrine.

He

directed the security of pilgrims' belongings, the promotion of government

schemes through billboards, and the strengthening of law and order. He

emphasized the need to take strict action against cow smuggling and illegal

activities and to reach the masterminds. In the

meeting, emphasis was also laid on completing the development works in a timely

and quality manner, resolving old revenue disputes, solving problems by

establishing dialogue with public representatives and entrepreneurs and

providing land to new investors.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi