Sagar Islands, Jan. 13 -- District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas, Arvind Mina on Monday briefed about the arrangements for the Gangasagar mela, stating that a larger crowd is expected this year, asserting that the major attraction of the event is the Ganga aarti.

Mina informed that the administration is alert to every arrangement and a bridge for connecting Sagar Island to the mainland will also be built as per the West Bengal government's announcement.

"We are expecting a larger crowd this year compared to last year... Gangasagar Aarti is a major attraction of this Mela... We are alert to every arrangement... A few days ago, the Government of West Bengal announced a bridge connecting Sagar Island to the mainland," Mina told ANI.

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