Neelkanth Mahadev Shravan Kanwar Mela that started on July 31 has been going on now in full swing with over 23 lakh Kanwaris and devotees having performed the Jalabhishek till Sunday. On the last Monday of Shravan, 4,28,157 Kanwaris and devotees have offered puja at the Neelkanth temple till 4 pm. The figure might reach eight lakh till 11 pm on Monday night
Superintendent of Police Ajay Joshi has been staying put in the Neelkanth premises for the past three days. Before him, additional district magistrate Bansidhar Tewari had stayed there for a week to supervise things. Joshi told The Pioneer that 23,96,357 Kanwarias had performed Jalabhishek in the famed Neelkanth temple till Sunday and 4,28,157 devotees have performed Jalabbhishek in Neelkanth temple till 4 pm on Monday.
Additional district magistrate B D Tewari said that due to incessant rains in the past few days, few stretches of the road were damaged, but were cleared by the department concerned and police in no time.