Before the festival of Chhath, the government has given a big gift to the people of Delhi. Yamuna cruise service was started in the capital on Tuesday. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the service during an event. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was also present on this occasion. The start of cruise service is being considered an important step towards the development of tourism and Yamuna in the capital. At the same time, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also made a big announcement regarding Chhath festival and said that this time Chhath will be organized in Delhi in a more grand manner than last year.
CM's big promise regarding preparations for Chhath Puja
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the Delhi government is making extensive preparations for organizing Chhath Mahaparva. Special care will be taken for the convenience, safety and cleanliness of the devotees. The government is trying to provide better facilities to all the devotees including the Purvanchal community during the puja. He assured that this time the celebration of Chhath will be more grand than last year. During the program, the Chief Minister also targeted the previous Arvind Kejriwal government regarding Yamuna cruise service and cleaning of the river. He said that during the tenure of the previous government, not enough work was done regarding cleaning of Yamuna and tourism development.
During the inauguration program of Yamuna Cruise Service, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made a scathing attack on the previous Aam Aadmi Party government. Without taking names, he targeted former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his government and said that the previous government used to roam around with a bag of false allegations and excuses. The Chief Minister said that the previous government had a bag which was filled with many stones. These stones were of false allegations and conspiracies. Sometimes it was said that the Modi government does not allow work to be done, while sometimes the Lieutenant Governor was held responsible for obstructing the work. Stones were thrown at people on these charges.
Work being done in every department in 21 months
Rekha Gupta said that her government has been in power for only 21 months, but despite this, work is being done in every department of Delhi. The government is making continuous efforts to carry forward development works and provide facilities to the public. He accused the previous government of shirking its responsibilities by blaming the Central Government and the Lieutenant Governor, whereas the present government believes in delivering.
This time Chhath celebration will be grander than last year
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has assured to make the celebration of Chhath Puja more grand this time than last year. He said that there was a time when devotees faced difficulty in going to the Yamuna and reaching the ghats for the worship of Chhathi Maiya. But after the formation of BJP government, a grand celebration of Chhath was organized in the very first year. The Chief Minister said that with the power of one vote of the public, Kamal government was formed in Delhi and the government gave priority to organizing Chhath Mahaparva. He assured the devotees that this year Chhath Puja will be organized in a more grand manner than last year.
Delhi's largest Chhath Ghat will be 11 kilometers long
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that about 11 kilometer long ghat is being prepared on the banks of Munak Canal for Chhath Puja. It is being said to be the longest Chhath Ghat of Delhi. This ghat will extend from Outer Ring Road to Inderlok. According to the information released by the Chief Minister's Office, this ghat will be inaugurated by BJP National President Nitin Naveen on November 12. For this, a program will be organized near Singalpur village.
Stairs and road will be built for the convenience of devotees
To ease the movement of devotees on the ghat, stairs and concrete roads will be prepared on both sides. This will provide convenience to Chhath devotees and their families in commuting during worship. The government says that the ghat is being developed in such a way that a large number of devotees can easily worship. The Chief Minister said that the Delhi government is continuously working on the preparations for Chhath Mahaparva. Special attention is being paid to the arrangement of the ghats, cleanliness, lighting, security and facilities for the devotees. He said that it is the effort of the government that the people of Purvanchal community get better facilities during Chhath Puja and the devotees can worship Chhathi Maiya with full enthusiasm and devotion.
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