India, April 17 -- District collector Jitendra Dudi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with officials on preparations for upcoming wari procession which starts from Dehu and Alandi and passes through most parts of Pune. Office-bearers of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj palkhis were present

Dudi instructed the administration of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations and zilla parishad to make necessary arrangements for clean drinking water, roads, traffic, healthcare and other facilities.

Palkhi processions would begin in the last week of June.

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