Kalpwasis visiting Magh Mela to bear COVID-19 check: UP govt

Image Source : PTI Kalpwasis visiting Magh Mela to bear COVID-19 check
All the “kalpwasis” visiting Magh Mela 2021 in Prayagraj should bear a COVID-19 check, the Uttar Pradesh authorities mentioned on Monday. Chairing a assessment assembly concerning the preparations of Magh Mela 2021, state Chief Secretary RK Tiwari mentioned all of the “kalpwasis” coming to the occasion should mandatorily bear the RT-PCR check.
He mentioned the devotees coming every day to the Magh Mela also needs to bear the rapid-antigen check and thermal screening.
“If any devotee is found to be COVID positive, he or she should be rushed to a hospital in a dedicated COVID-19 ambulance,” Tiwari mentioned.

He mentioned sanitisation of the mela space ought to be carried out regularly and there ought to be ample medical services, together with ambulances, within the mela space.
The chief secretary additionally pressured the significance of an efficient crowd-control mechanism through the occasion, a press release issued by the Uttar Pradesh authorities mentioned.
The “kalpwasis” are thought to be essentially the most trustworthy pilgrims, who vow to stay an austere and minimalist life on the banks of the Ganga for a month, Ashutosh Varshney, the convenor of the Ram Naam Bank and the Ram Sewa Trust, who put up camps on the Magh Mela, mentioned. 

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