Gangasagar mela: Sealdah division earns Rs 25L plus from ticket sales
The Sealdah division earned more than Rs 25 lakh from ticket sales at two stations of Namkhana and Kakdwip during six days of Gangasagar Mela.
The Sealdah division earned more than Rs 25 lakh from ticket sales at two stations of Namkhana and Kakdwip during six days of Gangasagar Mela.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said reaching the Gangasagar Mela is tougher than getting to the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj as one has to cross a river to reach the venue.
At the Gangasagar Mela, echoing the sentiments of the chief minister of West Bengal, the saints' community expressed their desire to promote harmony and unity and stopped from creating any negative narrative.
Before the Gangasagar Mela, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has issued strict instructions on Tuesday to control reckless driving in Kolkata and South 24-Parganas.
Following the alert, the Sundarbans district police, under whose jurisdiction Sagar Islands comes, had decided to ensure absolute security at the coastal entry points to the Gangasagar Mela Venue.
A total of 13,000 policemen will be deputed at Sagar Islands in West Bengal's coastal South 24 Parganas district on the occasion of the forthcoming annual Gangasagar Mela to be organised there next month
The Shahi Snan(royal bath) of Makar Sankranti began at the Gangasagar Mela from midnight. The dense fog could not dampen the pilgrims’ spirit as they thronged the water.
With lakhs of pilgrims gathering for the Gangasagar Mela, the state transport department and the Eastern Railway’s Sealdah division has made special arrangements to handle the extra rush of passengers.
The state government is leaving no stones unturned to ensure a difficulty-free experience for the devotees coming for the annual Gangasagar
Over lakhs of pilgrims including Naga Sadhus flocked Babughat in Kolkata, Gangasagar transit camp.
