Ahmedabad: The train launched from the Jagannathji temple at 7:10 a.m.
on Monday and returned only 3 hours and 40 minutes later at 10:50 a.m.
– making kind of kind.
A rough estimate shows a speed of 80 meters per minute for the Charaots along with more than 2,000 police officers and personnel who accompany the train! Speed ​​is maintained along the route, the official said.
The sailors who were tired of pulling the train were changed in Saraspur because the new team returned to the temple, ensuring momentum.
Mahant Dilipdasji, talking to TOI after the procession has ended, said that it was the incident ‘Na Bhuto Na Bhavishyati’ (never before, never after) in 144 years history.
“When the estimated time is given, even we are skeptical, and thus have given conservative time at 1pm.
But when the train even before 11:00, we are happy,” he said.
“It’s really a citizen victory that they follow curfew and look at God through a digital screen.” The success of lying in microplanning, said Commissioner of the City of Sanjay Srivastava.
“We have made several plans based on possible results on certain spots on the route.
More than just police personnel are used to ensure that the procession passes peacefully.
All stakeholders actually participate in the event, but the support of the residents is the key Success, “he said.
Providing insight into the process, a top official said that they removed the possibility of a problem area, mobilizing personnel into creating other layers of security.
A possible challenge is to prevent residents from coming to the route.
Thus, it is a three-layer security for the entire route.
Rajendra Asari, additional CP, Sector I, said that more than just strength, it was related to coordination with local leaders who convinced citizens not to come out.
The procession did not stop in Saraspur for more than 10 minutes, because the train only has two people to reduce their weight.
Even in the morning, elephants were taken from one gate and were taken out of the others to save 10 minutes, officials were involved in the process.
The entire route was covered by various teams several times in three days to Monday, they added, to familiarize the team with the route.