Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), July 11 (Language) Bilaspur Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq said here on Thursday that Shravan Ashtami fair will be organized from August 5 to 14 at the famous Shaktipeeth Mata Shri Naina Devi temple of North India.
Sadiq said that during the fair, the temple will be open round the clock for devotees, leaving one hour at night for cleaning and some time in the afternoon for decoration and offerings.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner said that high-tech drones would be used for surveillance to prevent any untoward incident.
He said that Additional Deputy Commissioner Bilaspur has been appointed as Fair Officer, Sub Divisional Magistrate as Assistant Fair Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police as Police Fair Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police as Assistant Police Fair Officer.
Sadiq said that to arrange langar during the fair, one will have to apply on shrinainadevi.com.
He said that to maintain law and order, the fair area will be divided into 18 sectors. A police commando squad will also be formed to deal with emergency situations and all sectors will be monitored from a control room.
He said that for the first time, groups of 150 to 200 devotees would be sent for 'darshan' of the deity from the arrival hall to help control the crowd.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the officials to ensure that toilets are cleaned regularly and proper drinking water facility is available to the devotees during the fair. Public Works Department officials were also instructed to repair the roads before the start of the fair.
Sadiq said that during the fair, the temple will be open round the clock for devotees, leaving one hour at night for cleaning and some time in the afternoon for decoration and offerings.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner said that high-tech drones would be used for surveillance to prevent any untoward incident.
He said that Additional Deputy Commissioner Bilaspur has been appointed as Fair Officer, Sub Divisional Magistrate as Assistant Fair Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police as Police Fair Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police as Assistant Police Fair Officer.
Sadiq said that to arrange langar during the fair, one will have to apply on shrinainadevi.com.
He said that to maintain law and order, the fair area will be divided into 18 sectors. A police commando squad will also be formed to deal with emergency situations and all sectors will be monitored from a control room.
He said that for the first time, groups of 150 to 200 devotees would be sent for 'darshan' of the deity from the arrival hall to help control the crowd.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the officials to ensure that toilets are cleaned regularly and proper drinking water facility is available to the devotees during the fair. Public Works Department officials were also instructed to repair the roads before the start of the fair.
