The famous Poornagiri Mela was ceremoniously inaugurated by the Bharatiya Janata Party state president and MLA Banshidhar Bhagat here on Wednesday.
Praying for the welfare of the state on the occasion, Bhagat said that those who pray to the goddess with real devotion have their wishes fulfilled.
He recalled that this was the occasion when he was able to pay his obeisance to the goddess after his last visit here about 22 years ago. In view of the coronavirus risk, arrangements have also been made to check the people arriving here.
The local MLA Kailash Gahtodi appreciated the arrangements made for this historical fair by the administration. He assured the gathering that any devotee will not face any type of inconvenience while attending the fair and paying obeisance to the goddess. It is pertinent to mention here that in view of the coronavirus threat, the health department has facilitated health camp to check the people visiting this popuplar fair. The chief medical officer Dr RP Khanduri informed that a 14-member team of doctors has been provided to the temple committee.
Teams of six doctors have been deputed to Tanakpur and Banbasa to check the people. The visitors are being screened to check for symptoms of coronarivus as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease in this fair which is visited by thousands of people.