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Varanasi Gears Up for Durga Puja with Civic Alert
28 Sep
Summary
- Varanasi Municipal Corporation is enhancing civic arrangements for Durga Puja.
- Focus on clean, safe, and well-lit pandal surroundings for devotees.
- Departments tasked with sanitation, lighting, water, and road repairs.
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation is actively preparing for the Shardiya Navratri and Durga Puja festivities, which commence next month. Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal has instructed all relevant departments to ensure comprehensive civic arrangements are in place, focusing on clean and safe surroundings for the expected influx of devotees.
Departments are working to finalize sanitation, street lighting, drinking water supply, drainage, and road repairs. Zonal officers will identify Durga Puja pandals, conduct inspections, and coordinate timely actions. Sanitation and food inspectors will maintain daily vigilance, manage waste, and implement anti-larval measures.
Instructions have been issued to repair defunct streetlights on key routes and around pandals. Road repairs, including pothole fixing, will be completed. Water supply will be ensured, and sewer-related issues will be addressed promptly. Preparations are also underway to manage potential waterlogging with pre-identified areas and ready pumping arrangements.
Accountability has been fixed for any negligence, with officials required to submit compliance reports and photographic evidence of their inspections before and during the festival period.
