Police and administrative officials on Wednesday stopped ratings of devotees thronging the ghats along the Yamuna river in Delhi for Chhath festivities, citing DDMA orders prohibiting celebrations alongside the river bank in view of COVID-19.
A crowd amassed at the Yamuna Ghat near Kalindi Kunj in the morning become dispersed by using police and district officials, and people were re-directed in the direction of designated spots to examine the rituals.
The town government has set up 800 makeshift ghats throughout Delhi for devotees to carry out Chhath rituals.
The 4-day-long pageant of Chhath Puja is especially celebrated with the aid of 'Purvanchalis' from Bihar, jap Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand settled in Delhi.
During the competition, worshippers comply with elaborate rituals with the aid of presenting 'Arghya' to the sun and also look at fast.
A police officer stated good enough arrangements had been made at the spots designated for the rituals to manipulate the crowd.
Government officials said a hundred groups were deployed in South East Delhi to make certain there's no violation of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) orders.
A senior Delhi Police officer stated adequate body of workers from Kalindi Kunj and other police stations of the district have been deployed at the Yamuna Ghat.
"Our personnel also are explaining to travelling devotees about the National Green Tribunal order, and urging them to conform with the guidelines and have a look at the rituals at their respective homes or within the colonies. Many of them are satisfied and are returning domestic," he said.
Senior district officials are also tracking the situation, he stated.
"We have additionally been interacting with organisers of Chhath Puja and asking them to ship devotees to the specific spots in which all facilities, which includes lighting, water, sanitation and medical care is being furnished," he said.
Paramilitary employees have also been pressed to urge people to conform with the DDMA orders, besides retaining an eye at the law and order scenario, the officers stated.
The DDMA had on October 29 allowed Chhath celebrations at "special websites", barring the banks of river Yamuna, and directed administration and police officers to ensure strict compliance of all its Covid-related orders.
The DDMA order also talked about that any violation of the tips could invite prosecution in line with prison provisions, together with those of the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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