As the month-long Shravani Mela begins from Tuesday, the district administration, Ranchi Pahari Mandir Vikas Samiti members including the civic body are in the last leg of preparations at the Pahari Mandir to make the event a success besides providing all basic amenities on temple premises to the devotees. On Sunday, Ranchi Sadar SDO, Aditya Anand, visited the temple to check the ongoing preparation along with other officers in charge.
From CCTV cameras arrangement to medical assistance including fixing all other infrastructural glitches, the committee members and administration has chalked out a plan to manage the crowd during a month long event. As many as 26 CCTV cameras will keep a tab on public activities. More than 200 police personnel along with few private security personnel will guard the event for a month.
“The administration and the committee members are all geared up for the event. The security is beefed up accordingly. All mandatory measures for surveillance have been assured ahead this Mahautsav. Other essential work like pathways, barricades, repairing sheds has been completed,” said, Pahari Mandir Vikash Samiti, Treasurer, Hari Jalan.
Street vendors often create hurdles in managing traffic during the Shravani Mela. “We are familiar with this problem, devotees do face problem in parking their vehicles in the congested area. We have demarcated few such places and Traffic police personnel will be deployed to check this mismanagement. However, the traffic routes will not be diverted during the Shravan mela. On every Monday, few itineraries will be barricaded as per the requirement,” Traffic DSP, Dilip Khalkho said.
Similarly, arrangements like ensuring clean drinking water and toilet facilities have been arranged by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC). “Mobile toilets will be made available on the occasion. On Mondays, 10 seater mobile toilets will be there and on regular days six seater mobile toilets will cater to the requirement of public. There are plans to setup 20 sodium vapor lights and lED lights too. Splashing bleaching powder, fogging work has already been completed,” Assistant Municipal Commissioner, Bidyanand Sharma, added.
The construction materials from stairway routes have been removed out for smooth entry and exit of devotees. The devotees will climb up stairs from the eastern side of the hillock to reach the main temple and will return from opposite side. Road are being carved out evenly. All around fencing of the temple will be completed at earliest for the convenience of visitors, added Jalan giving details about the ongoing preparations.
letters had been issued to the SSP, Civil Surgeon and other administrative officials giving them the outline of the plan for a month long event. For medical assistance Ranchi Civil Surgeon team will be deployed and doctors will be available especially on all Mondays and Sundays as long the event will continue.
The medical team will be divided into two sections for assisting people on temples premises. Separate temporary room for the doctors’ teams and police personnel too has been setup this year,” Jalan added.