On the second coldest day of the season in West Bengal, the huge number of pilgrims, both young and the old and representing all sections of the society, gathered at the riverbank of Sagar Island to take the holy dip. The enthusiasm appeared infectious.
“We come here every year with all the family members. Who wants to let go of the chance to witness such a spectacle,” said veteran Anup Maiti of Nadia district, who came to bathe here with three generations of his family.
Additional security measures have been taken by the district administration to avoid any untoward incident.
“The situation in the fair is absolutely smooth. We have installed almost 200 CCTV cameras at the ‘mela-ground’ and increased the number of life saving vessels in the river.
“People are also deployed to remove the flowers, food packets and plastic waste from the premises to keep the fair clean,” South 24 Parganas District Magistrate P.B. Selim told IANS.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:newsx.com)
