The sacred Pahari Mandir of Ranchi is all set to welcome the pilgrims for the month long Shravani mela which is beginning from Tuesday. The district administration, Ranchi Pahari Mandir Vikas Samiti and Ranchi Municipal Corporation has left no stone unturned for the preparations.
Green and red carpet has been laid on all the 416 stairs of the temple to welcome the devotees. The road has been leveled and the wire fence has been erected around the temple moreover clay tiles has been laid on stairs of south side. Dayashankar Bunty of the temple Samiti, said, “The festival will be inaugurated by BJP MlA and former speaker CP Singh.
Elaborate arrangement has been made for hassle free and safe Mela during the mela visitors will climb up stairs from the north side to reach the main temple and will return from west side. Those people who cannot climb the stairs can see puja of lord Shiva at their home, as it be broadcasted on local channels”. Ranchi Sadar Sub-divisional officer (SDO), Amit Kumar held a meeting on Sunday to review the security arrangements during the Shrawani mela. He said, “Keeping in view the recent Bodh Gaya blast we have made tight security arrangements to prevent the devotees from any untoward incidents. For this as many as 16 CCTV cameras are being installed at strategic points.
Besides Samiti volunteers more than 100 officers from Ranchi Police, 30 cadets from National Cadet Cops (NCC) will be on 24 hrs duty there. Besides them Special branch officers will also be deployed in pain clothes around the temple. JAP jawans will also be kept as back up.” Deputy CEO of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), Shailendra lal said, “We have installed 15 vapour lights to illuminate the temple premises moreover more than 26 dustbins has been placed for easy disposal of the waste.”