Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is scheduled to perform Chhath Puja at the Sonia Vihar ghat on the Yamuna on Sunday, where more than one lakh devotees are expected to gather. The Delhi government has said that arrangements have been expanded across the city’s Chhath ghats, with attention to sanitation, lighting, security, drinking water and public conveniences.
The Sonia Vihar visit will be Gupta’s third visit to the area in six days, according to a report by Jagran – New Delhi. The chief minister is expected to offer arghya to the setting sun at the Yamuna-side ghat alongside devotees observing the festival. The event is taking place in Sonia Vihar, an area described in the report as having a large population from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
The scale of the gathering makes crowd management a central administrative task. More than one lakh people are expected at the Sonia Vihar ghat, while the Delhi government has prepared more than 1,400 Chhath ghats across the city. The reported arrangements include cleaning, lighting, security, drinking-water points, toilets and changing rooms for women.
The government has also said that model Chhath ghats have been developed along the Yamuna. A Chhath ghat extending 11 kilometres along the Munak canal has been created, according to the chief minister’s statement cited by Jagran. CCTV cameras have been installed at model ghats this year as part of the security arrangements.
These facilities place the festival within the routine responsibilities of urban administration: preparing public spaces for a temporary but exceptionally large concentration of people, ensuring access to basic services, and managing safety near water bodies. The source report does not provide a separate crowd-management plan, traffic diversion schedule or details of emergency medical services for Sonia Vihar.
Gupta is scheduled to visit the Hathi Ghat at ITO on Monday morning to offer arghya to the rising sun and participate in the concluding rituals of Chhath Puja. The visit will follow the evening prayers at Sonia Vihar.
The report also links the Sonia Vihar programme to political outreach among people from the Purvanchal region ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. That interpretation is presented as political context rather than as an official explanation for the government’s arrangements. The immediate administrative focus remains the operation of the ghats and the management of devotees during the festival.
The next public milestones are the evening prayers at Sonia Vihar on Sunday and the morning observance at ITO’s Hathi Ghat on Monday. The government’s stated arrangements include CCTV monitoring and basic civic facilities at the designated model ghats.
