Plastic wastes, garbage and other waste materials have choked important Chhath ghats in Konar River near six unit at Bokaro thermal town. Several social and cultural organisations have requested the district and DVC administration to ensure proper cleanliness, lighting facilities, life saving divers along the ghats.
Thousands of devotees would offer ‘Araghya’ to the sun at various ghats in Konar river, Bokaro thermal but lack of cleanliness remains a major concern. People demanded that administration should deploy police personnel and emergency services like ambulance at riverbanks.
Meanwhile organisations of the city have decided to set up canopies near ghats to supply essential commodities to the devotees.
The task of cleaning up the ghats is vested on Bokaro thermal DVC and substation of DVC , BTPS will be providing electricity and installing lightings at major ghats for the festivity.
Bokaro thermal, Bermo, Chanderpura, Gomia and IEL have been asked to increase the pace of their mobility in the rundown areas beside the two popular rivers Konar and Damodar to prevent unlawful incidents.
The members of the local peace committees member Yogendra Giri, S.B Singh of the concerned police stations have been urged to make regular visit to the ghats to keep the possible suspects away from the site till the festival gets over. And, the members too, have agreed to cooperate the administration to make the festival get over peacefully.
Meanwhile Yogendra Giri of Chhath Ghat Committee said that there is an urgent need to properly clean the river banks, and various water bodies on the occasion of the festival of Chhat Puja, which is celebrated with gaiety and fervour by people of the city.
He said that people take bath in river and therefore it is essential that the cleaning work of these water bodies is completed on time.“The DVC administration should also ensure proper lighting facilities, life saving divers along the ghats.Thousands of devotees would offer “Araghya“ to the setting sun at various ghats in six unit and Kathara, added Giri.