Yogi offers prayers in Gzb,inaugurates Kanwar Mela
Ghaziabad, July 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Dudheshwar Nath temple in Ghaziabad on Sunday and formally inaugurated the Shravan Kanwar Mela.
He also reviewed the Kanwar Yatra preparations in other western UP districts and sought detailed updates from district magistrate Deepak Meena about the arrangements for the influx of pilgrims, the officials of the UP information department said.
"The CM also enquired about the progress of the Dudheshwar Nath temple corridor being developed under the tourism department within the temple premises. After visiting the temple, CM Yogi proceeded to the Ghaziabad police lines, from where he boarded a helicopter to shower flower petals on Kanwariyas travelling along routes passing through various districts of western Uttar Pradesh, especially near the borders of Muzaffarnagar and Meerut," department officials said.
District magistrate Meena said, "The CM expressed satisfaction about the arrangements taken up for Kanwar Yatra and Kanwariyas in Ghaziabad. We also briefed him about the progress of the temple corridor, for which several old shops need to be shifted out. We will also hold a meeting in this regard within a week, and further progress is expected soon."
The temple corridor in Ghaziabad is expected to be built on the lines of the corridor in Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi....
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