33 temporary camps in Puri for devotees

As many as 30 first-aid centres and 30 ambulance vehicles would provide service on the Grand Road and around 2,000 volunteers along with 224 doctors would be deployed for emergency health services in Puri during the Nabakalebar Rath Yatra.Similarly, 33 temporary camps equipped with fire-proof equipment would be readied for stay of devotees during the grant festival.

These were revealed at a review meeting on health and sanitation held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat here.It was also decided that 50 other first-aid centres and 25 ambulances would be put into service in the Puri town apart from the Grand Road.A Standard Operating Procedure would be maintained for emergency service, Development Commissioner UN Behera told mediapersons after the meeting. 

Similarly, 2,925 toilets have been set up for the mega festival in a bid to maintain proper sanitation, he added.It was revealed that about 4.5 lakh people belonging to 112 of 196 countries of the world have gone through various social meida to know about Nabakalebar festival.A website made for Nabakalebar can be viewed by 5 lakh people at a time, stated an official release.