Sagar Island: More than 3.5 Lakh Pilgrims took holy saud at Ganga Meeting and Bay Bengal here on the occasion of Sankranti Makar on Friday, even when officials conducted RT-PCR tests as part of the steps to check the spread of Covid-19 .
Those who have taken a double dose of covid vaccines and were found negative for this disease being allowed to enter Sagar Island for Gangasagar Fair, a senior official of the Bengal Bengal Bengal District of West Bengal.
The Holy Shower began at midnight because pilgrims from various parts of the country were collected at a courageous and steady meeting.
They also offer prayers at the Muni Capil Temple here.
According to the local population, physical distance goes for throw while swimming despite disaster management and civil defense personnel, the police and volunteers are active to maintain the Covid protocol.
The district government claims it regulates the process for the most part and most pilgrims follow instructions, said an official.
“We do not allow anyone without the RT-PCR test and double vaccination certification this time.
Screening is done in all embarkation points, including Kolkata Babughat and 24 parganas’ Namkhana and Lot 8.
Until now, an estimated 3.5 lakh pilgrims.
Take holy sauce , “he said.
According to the Hindu calendar, the Holy Sauce at Sankranti Makar is scheduled from 6.02 in the morning on Friday and will continue until 6 am on Saturday.
The two members were formed by the Calcutta High Court to monitor compliance with Covid-19 norms at Fair had examined preparations since Wednesday.
The committee, consisting of justice (retd) Samapti Chattopadhyay and member of the West Bengal state legal service authority, asked the government to prevent density, the official said.
The authorities on Thursday said that every pilgrims were the target of RT-PCR tests and 0.63% of the samples collected were found positively.
Power Minister Aroop Biswas and Women and the Minister of Development of Shashi Panja’s child camping in that place, coordinating with regency judges and other top government officials to ensure fairly smooth smoothly.
Every year, pilgrims from various parts of the country and abroad gather on Sagar Island, about 100 km from here, to take holy sauce at Sankranti Makar.
Chairman of the Minister of Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged worshipers to comply with the Covid-19 protocol.