Chief Minister Harish Rawat instructed the State Government officials on Wednesday to complete all the preparations regarding the International Yoga Festival slated in Jageshwar well before the deadline.
People visiting the festivals from other places should get all the facilities there, he stressed. “The festival being organised to promote tourism, the tourists and others visiting the festival from outside the State should not face any sort of inconvenience,” he said.
The Yoga Festival would be celebrated on November 5 and 6 under the aegis of Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh and KMVN in conjunction with Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council. CM offered prayers at Jageshwar Temple in the morning.
Jageshwar Dham was being developed as Yoga spot to promote the tourism activities, CM said while making physical verification of the preparations in Jageshwar. CM directed the DM that all the arrangements should be in place by respective departments with full sincerity so as to spare the visitors any kind of inconvenience.
Officials have been instructed to ensure foolproof security arrangements along with health related services, considering the huge number of footfalls expected. All the lodging, food and health facilities have to be taken care of seriously, he emphasised. He also laid emphasis on uninterrupted drinking water supply while asking Jal Sansthan to work sincerely. “The same applies to the electricity department officials. They must ensure uninterrupted electricity supply during the festival,” CM said.
He directed the DM to present the assessment report after selecting the land for barrage construction at Jataganga.
later, CM also inspected Food Festival site which is slated to start on November 7 in Garurbaj and instructed the officials to fulfill all the assignments regarding preparation well before time.
He directed KMVN officials to complete the preparations for Nainital Food Festival to make it a success. Udayshanker Natya Academy would be inaugurated on November 7 along with laying of foundation stone of late Hari Parsad Tamta Shilpa Unnayan Sansthan, he informed.