Kumbh Mela Inspector General (IG) Sanjay Gunjyal admitted that it is difficult to ensure social distancing norms during the second Shahi snan where massive crowds have gathered to take a holy dip in River Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Uttarakhand s Haridwar. We are continuously appealing to people to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. But due to the huge crowd, it is practically not possible to issue challans today. It is very difficult to ensure social distancing at ghats, Gunjyal said. A stampede-like situation may arise if we would try to enforce social distancing at ghats so we are unable to enforce social distancing here, he said.
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Updated Apr 12, 2021 | 12:19 IST
The huge crowd flocked to the holy river for Shahi Snan or royal bath, violating the COVID-19 rules issued by the Health Ministry. Kumbh mela | Photo Credit: ANI
Haridwar: A large number of devotees gathered on the banks of river Ganges in Uttarakhand s Haridwar for Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, visibly compromising with social distancing norms at a time when COVID-19 cases are again on the rise.
The huge crowd flocked to Har Ki Pauri
ghat on the banks of the holy river for Shahi Snan or royal bath, violating the COVID-19 rules issued by the Health Ministry.
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India s famous religious congregation, the
Kumbh Mela is in full swing at Haridwar, Uttarakhand. On Monday, devotees took a holy dip in River Ganga at
Har Ki Pauri on the occasion of the second shahi snan in Kumbh.
However, this is happening at a time when the nation is going through its second peak which is proving to be much worse than the first. Uttarakhand itself reported 1,333 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday taking the total number of the cases in the state to 1,08,812. The active cases in the state now stand at 7,323.
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