Indore civic body speeds up Chhath ghat preparations, barricades for deep water

Preparations for the Chhath festival have picked up pace at ghats across Indore. To ensure devotees face no difficulty during the four-day festival, the Municipal Corporation is putting the ghats in order. Repair, painting, cleaning and lighting work is under way at the ghats.

MIC member Rajendra Rathore inspected the Chhath ghats at Scheme No. 78, Scheme No. 54 and Sukhliya and reviewed the preparations. He directed that all work related to the upkeep of the ghats and facilities for devotees be completed on time.

The ghats will be lit during the offering of arghya. A large number of devotees come to the ghats on Chhath to offer arghya to the Sun in the morning and the evening. Keeping this in view, adequate lighting will be arranged at the ghats. Necessary maintenance and painting of the ghats are being carried out. Directions have also been given to keep the routes devotees will take to the ghats, and the ghat premises, especially clean.

Deep sections of water will be barricaded. With devotees' safety in mind, railings and barricades will be put up around the deep parts of the water bodies. Clean drinking water will also be arranged at the ghats.

Corporation officials have been told to complete all necessary arrangements in time and to ensure that the arrangements run smoothly during the festival.