The district administration along with municipal corporation officials has prepared 28 ghats of different areas of the town for the devotees to offer ‘arghya’ to the Sun God. The main spots of the town for offering ‘arghya’ are Hazaribag Jheel and Chhath talab of the town.
In a board meeting the municipal corporation had taken the decision to clean the chhath ghats and proper arrangement of lighting on the different ghats. The municipal corporation had done the cleanliness of Hazaribag Lake by weed harvesting machine.
The devotees, who used to come to Hazaribag Jheel have reserved the space for the families, who will offer the water to the Sun God and started cleaning the areas, which are reserved for family members.
Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay along with town commissioner cum DDC Prerna Dixit visited the all ghats of the town and instructed the employees of the corporation for cleaning of ghats. The Dhobiya talab of the town has also become neat and clean after the instructions.
The Chhath Talab of the town is being used only in this Chhath puja. It was encroached upon by some people. The district administration cleared all encroachments and cleaned the Chath Talab. A good number of devotees use this spot for offering the water in the evening and next day early in the morning.
The ghats, which were selected by the district administration for offering ‘arghya’, include Mahadev Talab, Khachanchi talab, Meetha talab, Ghandhi Samarak river, Kastoorikhap, Navatand, Muktidham Ghat, iris talab, ankarpur river, Damodih river, Belahi talab, Chanoho river, Kalondari talab, asipiri talab, Mayapuri river, Hurhuru talab, Joda talab, Mandai river, Okanitalab, Matwariabra talab, Nutan Nagar talab, Dhobiya talab, Kanhari talab, Munnu babu talab, Hazaribag Jheel and Ghandhi jheel.
Regarding the law and order on Chath festival the Hazaribag Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothey said that they have already deputed police forces on every ghat. A number of police jawans and officers will be in civil dress so that they can watch the anti- social elements during the festival and also in the gathering of the devotees. The police control room will work 24x7.