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Minister in-charge of Chamarajanagar territory and Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh has instructed officials to guarantee that each indispensable basal facilities are successful spot for devotees visiting the renowned spiritual centre of Male Mahadeshwara (M.M.) Hills during the Mahashivaratri and Ugadi festival fairs.
Mr. Venkatesh, who is besides the vice-chairman of the Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple Development Authority, instructed officials to marque due arrangements and supply improved infrastructure compared to erstwhile years for pilgrims, arsenic a ample turnout of devotees is expected during the festivals.
The Minister was presiding implicit a preparatory gathering with territory officials — held astatine Vidhana Soudha successful Bengaluru connected January 27 — regarding the festivals and jathres astatine M.M. Hills.
According to a property merchandise issued by the Chamarajanagar territory administration, the Mahashivaratri just astatine the Lord Mahadeshwara temple atop M.M. Hills volition beryllium held for 5 days from February 14 to 18, portion the Ugadi just volition instrumentality spot for 4 days from March 16 to 19. During these days, assorted spiritual rituals volition beryllium conducted successful honour of Lord Mahadeshwara.
“As a ample fig of devotees are expected, preparations indispensable beryllium completed successful beforehand to guarantee that devotees bash not look immoderate inconvenience. Facilities specified arsenic drinking water, sanitation, escaped meals (Dasoha), darshan arrangements, shaded resting areas, toilets and different indispensable amenities indispensable beryllium provided. Officials indispensable regularly show the arrangements to debar immoderate lapses,” the Minister said.
He directed officials to guarantee that continuous Dasoha facilities are provided from 7 a.m. to midnight, and that abstracted queue arrangements are made for elder citizens for darshan. Adequate drinking h2o indispensable besides beryllium supplied on the full padayatra way from Kaudalli to the hill, helium said.
In presumption of the caller fatal onslaught connected a devotee by a leopard successful the area, the Minister instructed the Authority to deploy 50 location guards to assistance the constabulary and wood section unit successful maintaining information astatine the elevation shrine.
In bid to curb amerciable liquor income during the fairs, cheque posts volition beryllium established astatine Thalubetta and Palar, with thorough inspections of padayatra pilgrims, buses and each vehicles entering the area. He besides directed officials to guarantee an uninterrupted 24×7 powerfulness proviso from 1 week earlier the commencement of the fairs until 1 week aft their conclusion.
