Ekma (Saran). Ekma Block and Nagar Panchayat administration is fully alert to conduct Chhath Puja, the great festival of folk faith, in a peaceful and safe manner. In this sequence, on Friday, Block Development Officer Dr. Arun Kumar, Ekma Police Station Head Ram Balak Yadav and Rasulpur Police Station Head Prince Kumar and other officers jointly inspected all the 54 Chhath Ghats of the block area.
During the inspection, 24 Chhath Ghats of general category, 16 of hypersensitive category and 14 of sensitive category were reviewed. The officials inspected the cleanliness, available basic facilities, access roads, security arrangements and law and order situation at the ghats and gave necessary instructions.
The administration has deputed Panchayat Secretary, revenue personnel, watchmen and farmer advisors and other personnel at various Chhath Ghats. According to the order issued from the office of Circle Officer Ravi Shekhar, the deputed personnel have to discharge their responsibilities by being present at their assigned ghats. Along with taking special care, armed forces have also been deployed at sensitive and vulnerable ghats.
During this, the Bohta river, ponds, ponds, canals and various Chhath Ghats including Mauj Baba Pokhara, Ganjpar Pokhara, Bharhopur Pokhara, Rajapur Pond, Pandey Chhapra Pokhara, Parsagarh, Pachua, Chhitravalia, Rampur Bindlal, Eksar, Harpur, Phuchti Kala and Hansrajpur were inspected. Wherever lack of cleanliness, access road or other basic facilities was found, the officials directed to rectify the arrangements in time.
The deputed personnel have been asked to be compulsorily present at their respective ghats on the scheduled date and to immediately inform the senior officers about any emergency. BDO, CO, RO, SDPO Sadar-2 Ekma, Ekma and Rasulpur police station chief, Chief Councilor of Nagar Panchayat Ekma Bazaar Shweta Rani, Executive Officer Raman Raj, Block Chief Anju Devi and Ekma MLA Manoranjan Singh Dhumal and other public representatives and officials have appealed to the devotees to be careful during the festival of Chhath. He appealed to avoid going too deep into rivers and ponds, not to allow children to go alone on the banks of water bodies and to follow the guidelines of the administration. The aim of the administration is to conduct the festival in a peaceful, safe and orderly manner.