Makar Sankranti: People take holy dip at Gangasagar amid spike in COVID-19 cases

A two-member committee has been constituted to monitor adherence to COVID-19 protocols during the Gangasagar Mela which began on January 8 this year.

Gangasagar: Amid the COVID-19 surge, a large number of people on Friday took a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

The West Bengal government has set up air ambulance services to provide emergency treatment to patients and transfer them to hospitals from Gangasagar, where devotees have gathered for a holy bath on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

West Bengal | People take holy dip at Ganga Sagar on Makar Sankranti pic.twitter.com/8AV6Pcatyv