The Magh Mela authorities have started the land allotment work for the annual religious fair. The land is being allotted to seers, religious and cultural organisations and institutions to set up camps on the banks of the Ganga. The Magh Mela is a 54-day religious fair that will commence from January 15. It will have six main bathing days and a tent city will be set up across 750 hectares.
Medical teams equipped with thermal scanners and pulse oximeters would be assigned duties at 11 other entry points of the venue.
PRAYAGRAJ: Come January 14, visitors to Magh Mela will have to pass through five walk-through thermal scanners set up at the entry points of the venue as part of precautionary measures against Covid-19.
The 57-day Magh Mela will commence from January 14.
Medical teams equipped with thermal scanners and pulse oximeters would be assigned duties at 11 other entry points of the venue.
Nodal officer and additional chief medical officer Dr Rishi Sahai said, “Visitors’ body temperature would be screened at 16 entry points of the venue including seven entry points in Parade area, four in Jhunsi and five in Arail area. Sixteen medical teams comprising two healthcare workers each would be deployed at other entry points for screening visitors with thermal scanners and pulse oximeters.”
PRAYAGRAJ: With the land allotment work for seers, saints, kalpwasis and other spiritual and religious organisation beginning from Monday, saints and seers associated with Dandi Bara and Dandi Swami Nagar on Sunday demanded Magh Mela authorities that adequate space be allotted to saints and seers for the strict following of Covid protocol.
The Magh Mela authorities would allot land to seers and organisations wanting to set up camps on the Magh Mela ground from December 21. The land allotment process would be completed between December 21 and January 5. Magh Mela will commence from January 14, 2021. The land allotment for Dandi Swami Nagar and Dandi Bada Marg will be held on Monday and Tuesday.