Police personnel have been instructed to help devotees in case of trouble. (representative)
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Police deployed for Kanwar Yatra service in Gautam Buddh Nagar have distributed helmets and national flags to the pilgrims returning from Haridwar on two-wheelers, officials in Noida said.
Police in Gautam Buddh Nagar, bordering Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh, have already set up a control room in Noida to facilitate the movement of Kanwars through the city.
“In the month of Shravan, Shiva followers started bringing Ganga water from Haridwar. In view of this, all preparations have been completed by Gautam Budh Nagar police and arrangements have been made for all Kanwar routes,” said a police spokesman .
“In view of the traffic regulations, helmets were provided by the police officers and those in charge of the police station and tricolor flags were distributed to the devotees riding two-wheelers (on Thursday),” the spokesman said.
Police Commissioner Alok Singh and other senior officers are constantly inspecting the Kanwar routes and are also taking stock of the arrangements made in the camps for the pilgrims, the official added.
Police personnel were also ordered to immediately assist the devotees in case of any problems, the spokesman said.
According to the official, police personnel were also ordered to take strict and immediate action against any miscreants who attempted to disrupt public order.
During the Kanwar Yatra, devotees of Lord ‘Shiva’, especially in North India, walk on foot to Haridwar, Gaumukh, etc. in Uttarakhand to fetch the water from the Ganges River in the auspicious Hindu month of ‘Shravan’. The holy water is then offered to the god.
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