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‘Adequate Precautions Taken At Kumbh, There Should Be No Comparison With Nizamuddin Markaz Event,’ Uttarakhand CM
Swarajya Staff
Apr 14, 2021, 02:20 PM | Updated 02:20 PM IST
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While participating in a weekly talk show organised by the Hindustan Times, Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) Tirath Singh Rawat said the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar should not be compared with the Nizamuddin Markaz.
“There should be no comparison between Kumbh and Markaz. The Markaz was held in a closed space, in a Kothi like structure whereas the Kumbh is being held in the open on the sprawling ghats of the Ganga,” Rawat said.
“Moreover, when the Markaz was held there was not much awareness about Corona nor were there any guidelines. No one knew for how long the attendees of the Markaz had remained in the confines of the structure,” he said.
“Now there is more awareness both about Covid and the guidelines related to it. Holding it successfully amid the challenge posed by Covid-19 by ensuring that the SOP is strictly followed by all is our goal,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that large scale arrangements of masks and sanitisers have been made in the Mela area and the entire machinery is working day and night to ensure that the Covid guidelines are followed by everyone. He said that people are being checked at the border points before being allowed to enter Haridwar and arrangements for the random testing of people was made, reports The Indian Express.
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