Image Source : ANI Kumbh Mela Haridwar 2021: Legal motion to be taken in opposition to COVID-19 SOP violators
Legal motion shall be taken in opposition to attendants of the Kumbh Mela who violate COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Department knowledgeable on Sunday, including that SOPs will stay in pressure all through the length of the occasion.
The Kumbh Mela will happen from April 1 to 30 in Haridwar this 12 months amid the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
According to State Chief Secretary Om Prakash, People violating COVID-19 SOPs at 2021 Kumbh Mela Haridwar, shall be prosecuted. All members should register on the Kumbh Mela Administration’s official web site and add paperwork together with a detrimental COVID-19 RT-PCR report, taken as much as 72 hours prior, after which, an e-pass shall be generated.
“During the mela, pilgrims must maintain a distance of 6 feet and wear masks. Those coming from abroad will have to follow guidelines prescribed by the Union Health Ministry,” a press release quoted the Chief Secretary. Action shall be taken in opposition to violators underneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code, it added.
Meanwhile, a centralised management room has been arrange at Haridwar railway station forward of Kumbh Mela 2021, the Kumbh Mela Administration mentioned on Saturday.
“All the nearby railway stations have been connected through CCTV, with their feed being streamed at this control room. A telephone line has also been set up at the centre,” it mentioned.
The Uttarakhand authorities has determined to restrict the Kumbh this 12 months to 30 days on account of pandemic. Kumbh Mela is a non secular pilgrimage, one of many largest mass gatherings at one place. It is widely known 4 occasions over a course of 12 years and spans 4 river-bank pilgrimage websites, specifically Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik.
(With ANI inputs)
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