India, June 27 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that all her ministers, MLAs and senior government officials will personally receive Kanwariyas with flower showers at every entry point into the city during the upcoming Kanwar Yatra.

The announcement came after Gupta met representatives of various Kanwar committees at the Delhi Secretariat. It follows the government's recent decision to transfer up to Rs.10 lakh to each committee to organise pilgrim camps during the holy month of Sawan, which begins on July 23.

"This is the government's first Kanwar event, and our aim is to make it the most well-coordinated yet," the chief minister said. She added that a new system has been introduced to issue permissions to Kanw...