Meerut, July 8 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has made elaborate security arrangements and created other facilities for the Kanwar Yatra in the holy Hindu month of Shravan, beginning July 11.
A high-level meeting was held here on Tuesday which was attended by officials of four states, UP, Haryana, Delhi and Uttarakhand.
Over 40 million Kanwariyas are expected to join this yatra. The UP government has already announced to shower flower petals on the pilgrims by choppers.
UP DGP Rajiv Krishna and state chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh were present in the meeting.
DGP Krishna told media after the meeting that from July 11, along the entire Kawar route, liquor shops will be covered with curtains while the entire route will be monitored by...