PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Haridwar
As part of the preparations for the Kanwad Yatra commencing on Thursday, the district panchayat, Haridwar has carried out a special cleaning campaign along the Yatra route using state- of- the art cleaners. Besides, bushes have been cut and modern toilets have been constructed.
The district panchayat officials said that bush cutting, modern toilet construction and a special cleaning campaign are being carried out around Bhumanand Hospital and service lanes using vacuum waste litter picker machines to facilitate a clean environment for the Kanwadiyas. Apart from this, the work of cutting bushes from Pal Jatwara to Mohammadpur Jhal is being done on a war footing. “All necessary work is being completed expeditiously to provide better facilities to the devotees during the Yatra and to keep the route clean and safe,” said a senior functionary of the district panchayat.
Besides, 8000 new streetlights will be installed along the pilgrimage route while 870 insulated poles will be erected to protect the pilgrims against possible electric shocks. Informing this, the executive engineer of the Electricity Distribution Division, Deepak Saini said that about 8,000 new lights are being installed along the Kanwad route from Chidiyapur to Mohammadpur Jhal. “About 3,500 lights have been installed in the Haridwar area. Special insulation sheets and poles are being installed to protect against leakage of currents during the rainy season. So far, 400 poles have been installed, and 870 more will be installed across Haridwar. Work is progressing rapidly in key areas, including the Kanwad route, Upper Road, Mansa Devi Marg and Har Ki Pauri,” he said, adding that 24-hour staff have been deployed to handle any emergencies.
He also informed that the department has allocated Rs 2.49 crore for the Kanwad track work and approximately Rs1.25 to Rs 1.50 crore for the protective work against leakage of current.
