Chhath Puja Delhi arrangements have expanded to more than 1,400 ghats, with CCTV surveillance, public facilities and additional security planned across the capital, while parts of the National Capital Region will see traffic restrictions during the festival’s concluding rituals on Sunday and Monday.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reviewed preparations at an event in Panchsheel Enclave in south Delhi and said she would attend the offering to the setting sun at Sonia Vihar on Sunday and the offering to the rising sun at Hathi Ghat near ITO on Monday. Monday will mark the final day of the festival, which is widely observed by people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
According to the Delhi government, more than 1,400 Chhath ghats have been prepared across the capital. Gupta said she had held a meeting with elected representatives and senior officials from different departments to assess arrangements. She directed officials to remain present at major ghats and ensure that devotees did not face difficulties during the rituals.
The ghats are being monitored through CCTV cameras connected to a central control room. The system is intended to help officials identify emergencies and alert security personnel. The government said preparations include lighting, drinking water, toilets, changing rooms for women, sanitation and security arrangements.
Among the facilities highlighted by the chief minister is an 11-kilometre Chhath ghat recently developed along the Munak Canal in north Delhi. The report did not specify the total number of cameras installed or provide a detailed capacity assessment for individual sites.
In Gurugram, authorities have identified 24 locations for Chhath Puja, including Labour Chowk in Sector 5, the area near the Bajghera police station in New Palam Vihar, Shakti Park, Kanhai village, Devi Lal Colony, Sector 15 Part 2, Surat Nagar Phase 2, Kadipur Community Centre, Saraswati Enclave, Basai Talab and Chakkarpur village. The municipal corporation said sanitation workers had been deployed to maintain cleanliness at the sites.
Security arrangements in Gurugram and surrounding areas include the deployment of nearly 3,000 personnel at 73 locations to maintain law and order. The report did not provide a separate breakdown of personnel assigned to individual ghats or locations.
Ghaziabad Traffic Police has issued an advisory for Sunday and Monday, including route diversions and restrictions on heavy vehicles entering parts of the city during the festival. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Trigun Bisen, the diversions will come into force from noon on November 15 and remain in place until November 16.
Under the advisory, heavy vehicles travelling from Mohan Nagar towards the Hindon River will not be allowed to proceed in that direction and will instead be diverted towards NH-9. Heavy vehicles will also be barred from travelling towards the Hindon site from New Bus Stand Metro station, Nagdwar in Sahibabad and Raj Nagar Extension. The traffic restrictions are intended to manage movement around areas expected to receive large numbers of devotees.
