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Govt to arrange for bringing holy Ganges water from Haridwar to Haryana on Maha Shivratri

Chandigarh, Jul 7 (UNI) Haryana government has decided to facilitate the arrangements to bring holy water of the sacred river Ganges from Haridwar to Haryana on Maha Shivratri during the Shravan month this year as the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Governments have conveyed their inability to make arrangements for the transit and stay of Kanwariyas in view of COVID-19.
Stating this here on Tuesday, an official spokesman of the Home Department said that the Divisional Commissioners, Inspectors General of Police, Police Ranges, Deputy Commissioners, District Magistrates, and Commissioners of Police – Panchkula, Faridabad and Gurugram have been directed not to allow ‘Kanwariyas’ to proceed on ‘Kanwariya Yatras’ during Shravan month this year.
He said that the state government has directed all Deputy Commissioners, Superintendent of Police to immediately engage with Kanwariya Samitis, Bhakt-Mandalis, Religious leaders, etc of their respective districts to ensure that they do not proceed on “Kanwariya Yatras,” in view of COVID-19.
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