Ranchi Municipal Corporation has completed preparations at all 72 Chhath ghats in the city, while inspections by Municipal Commissioner Sushant Gaurav identified final improvements required in water cleanliness, sanitation, lighting and access routes before the festival.
Gaurav inspected Chhath ghats in five areas on Friday with a team of municipal officials and employees. Puja committees expressed satisfaction with the arrangements and civic facilities at the sites inspected, according to a report by Live Hindustan – Ranchi.
At the Vivekananda Park Chhath Ghat in Ward 10, the water quality and arrangements were considered satisfactory by the puja committee. The municipal commissioner directed the team to add more alum to the water and carry out special cleaning of the approach path. At the Bhabha Nagar Chhath Ghat in the same ward, he ordered continuous cleaning and instructed officials to cover open drains along the access route with slabs.
At Madhukam pond in Ward 28, officials were directed to paint selected sections, add alum and ensure the cleanliness of the water. At the Hehal pond in Ward 34, additional sanitation workers were ordered to be deployed so that the entire premises could be cleaned. Arrangements at the LN Mishra Colony pond in Ward 35 were found to be satisfactory, but the commissioner directed the installation of two high-mast lights there.
Across the city’s Chhath ghats, the municipal corporation has been instructed to provide adequate lighting and cover temporary changing rooms from above. Cleaning is to continue at the ghats and along their approach routes, with instructions that no waste should remain on the paths. The corporation has also been told to keep access routes free of stones and other obstructions.
The inspection highlights the range of municipal tasks involved in preparing temporary public spaces for a major festival. Besides cleaning the water bodies, the civic body is responsible for maintaining approach roads, drainage safety, lighting and basic privacy facilities at locations that will receive devotees and visitors.
The municipal commissioner said providing devotees and worshippers with a clean, safe and orderly environment was the corporation’s priority. Municipal teams, he said, were continuing to monitor the ghats. He also appealed to puja committees and residents to cooperate in maintaining cleanliness at the sites.
Municipal officials and employees accompanied the commissioner during the inspections. The corporation’s next steps are to complete the site-specific cleaning, lighting, drainage-covering and access-route improvements across the inspected ghats while continuing monitoring at all 72 locations.
