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Social organisations and even people, performing ‘Ganga Aarti’ at numerous ghats will now should get registered with the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC). The resolution has been taken by the district administration to test encroachments on the riverfront, which is a public property.
The municipal authorities have additionally been requested to organize the information of the ‘Ganga Aarti’.
District Justice of the Peace Kaushal Raj Sharma has requested the municipal authorities to organize the information of the Ganga aarti and full the registration course of by March-end.
Thereafter, no such actions can be allowed on the ghats with out the registration and prior permission of the VMC.
“The riverfront is a public property owned by the state government and being looked after by the Varanasi Municipal Corporation,” mentioned the district Justice of the Peace in a letter to VMC.
“It has been noticed that quite often that some people indulge in disputes over holding Ganga Aarti. The municipal corporation should make a specific regulation for organising the Ganga Aarti along the ghats. The VMC should register the aarti organisers with the allotment of space, which should be renewed every year. Besides, it should also be ensured that no aarti is organised by any individual or organisation without the VMC’s permission,” he mentioned.
The VMC has additionally been directed to appoint a nodal officer to take care of the entire course of.
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