Minister for Public Relations PC Sharma here on Monday inspected security and other arrangements for Chhath Puja at Shivaji Nagar, Prempura, Sheetaldas Baghia and Rani Kamalapati Ghat.
Sharma instructed to ensure concrete arrangements for cleanliness, lighting and security at the ghats. He said that divers should be deployed at the ghats during the puja and do not let anyone go by boat in the lake.
Sharma was accompanied by the representatives of Bhojpuri community, public representatives as well as district police and municipal officials.
Sharma reached the Mata Temple on the first day after Deepawali today and performed Govardhan Puja organised by Shri Krishna Govardhan Mandir Samiti Pal Samaj.
Sharma and former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh reached New Market today and extended Deepawali’s greetings to the traders. They were accompanied by the local public representatives and eminent citizens. Sharma, who visited Anand Dham Vraddhashram to celebrate Deepawali among the elderly, announced that there would be a separate coach for the elderly in Teerth-Darshan Train. He said necessary instructions have been issued for the same. This arrangement will be made in the train to leave from Bhopal for the next Teerth-Darshan Yatra .
The Minister directed that the pension cases of elderly should be disposed of by setting up camps at Anand Dham Vraddhashram next week. He felicitated the elderly with shawls and shriphals, lighted lamps in the ashram and celebrated Deepawali by bursting firecrackers. Sharma distributed firecrackers and sweets to the children in Rishi Nagar slum and also celebrated Deepawali with them. Sharma was accompanied by the corporator Yogendra Singh Chouhan.
Minister for Public Relations PC Sharma inspected the Bhimnagar ration shop on Monday. He told the salesmen that there should not be any complaints like non-availability of rations. Ensure timely distribution of the monthly prescribed ration to all cardholders. Sharma made it clear that in case of mismatch in thumb impression due to technical reason, ration should be provided to the BPL cardholder by verifying the identity of the cardholder.