Uninterrupted power, extra police personnel to ensure smooth journey for Kanwar yatris: Delhi Home Minister

Home Minister Ashish Sood ensures smooth Kanwar Yatra with uninterrupted electricity, fire safety, and police presence.

Home Minister Ashish Sood said the Power department has been instructed to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply along the yatri camps during the upcoming Kanwar Yatra. On Thursday, Mr. Sood chaired a review meeting at the Delhi Secretariat to take stock of the preparations for the pilgrimage.

The Yatra is expected to begin from the first week of July.

“The meeting was held with representatives of the fire department, the police, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, the power department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi,” Mr. Sood said.

He said a single-window system will be set up at the District Magistrates’ offices to facilitate the approvals and permissions the Kanwar organising committees would need for the pilgrimage.

Mr. Sood also said the Delhi Fire Services have been directed to deploy fire tenders near yatri camps to ensure quick response in case of fire-related emergencies. The Delhi police has been ordered to deploy an adequate number of male and female personnel along the route to maintain law and order, he added.

The Minister said the police have also been asked to monitor the sound systems in the camps and ensure the yatris do not play loud music at night. The Capital is coordinating with the police forces of the neighbouring States to ensure that the Yatra is celebrated smoothly, as the Kanwar Yatra is the first event to be celebrated in the city since the BJP government came to power, he added.