In view of the rush of devotees reaching the ghats of Ganga to take a holy dip during the auspicious month of Shrawan, the 11 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed its personnel at various ghats with the equipments such as water ambulance, paramedics, deep diving set, life jacket, etc besides making available the ambulance and divers. It has also decided to hold medical camps at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, Food Plaza and Lalita Ghat to provide medical aids to the devotees reaching Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple to have a darshan and worship of Baba Vishwanath.
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG), 11 NDRF Manoj Kumar Sharma informed that the NDRF personnel always remain available in the rescue operations during the disasters and added that they also remain available for the safety of the devotees during the religious festivals. During the auspicious month of Shrawan, the devotees in lakhs visit the holy ghats to take a holy dip in Ganga and also visit Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple to have darshan and worship of Baba Vishwanath, he said.
Keeping this in view, the 11, NDRF has deployed its personnel at various ghats making coordination with the district administration and all the personnel are equipped with the safety equipments such as life jackets, paramedics, deep diving sets etc, he informed and added that the water ambulance and divers are also available at ghats.
The NDRF personnel have identified the places of deep water in Ganga and advising the devotees not to go there and they are also keeping close vigil on the devotees through motorboats and trained divers, he informed adding that the NDRF team would keep a close watch pn the devotees the entire auspicious months.
Besides, the NDRF is also holding medical camps at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, Food Plaza and Lalita Ghat for the medical aids of the devotees; he informed and added that the NDRF team would coordinate with the district administration to make the festival a success.