Haridwar: After the stampede accident in the world famous Maa Mansa Devi temple, the team of Rajaji National Park, along with the Municipal Corporation Haridwar, the temple complex, conducted a special cleaning campaign in the Mansa Devi temple.
Let us tell you that after the accident, ETV Bharat prominently showed the news of the heaps of garbage on the mountain of Mansa Devi. After which the district administration took cognizance of the news and decided to run a special campaign on Mansa Devi mountain on Sunday. In which the cleaning campaign was to be conducted in collaboration with all the officials of Rajaji National Park and Municipal Corporation and Mansa Devi Temple Trust.
Warden of Rajaji National Park, Haridwar, Ajay Lingwal said that the district administration conducted a special cleaning campaign on the mountain of Mansa Devi on Sunday. In which the team of Rajaji National Park, Municipal Corporation team and the district administration along with the people of the temple complex also participated in this cleaning campaign. More than 100 people joined this cleaning campaign.
He told that small tempos were arranged for garbage disposal here. In which 7 tempos of garbage were collected. He told that around 350 to 400 kg of garbage was cleaned in the cleaning campaign. He told that in this pile of garbage, mostly plastic bottles, shoes, slippers and polythene used in prasad were found. He said that in the coming days, arrangements will be made for waste management.
How so much garbage accumulated: This garbage is also of the prasad offered in the temple. Apart from this, polythene is also lying here in large quantities. Piles of garbage can be seen in a radius of several kilometers. There has been no cleaning here for years. Even if cleaning is done superficially, the garbage has come down to such an extent that it is very difficult for humans to reach there. Be it a footpath or a staircase, people have thrown disposable garbage behind the shops on both sides. Due to this, the environment of the forest is also getting polluted.
What was the news: A few days ago, ETV Bharat had shown the news of a pile of garbage on the mountain of Mansa Devi. Whose ground report was done by correspondent Sumesh Khatri. In which the truth of the cleanliness system of the religious place, the condition of the roads was exposed. Some such pictures were captured in the camera of ETV Bharat in which there was a pile of garbage on the mountain of Mansa Devi. Which has now been taken cognizance of by the district administration.
The accident happened on 27th July: It is worth noting that there was a stampede on the way to Mansa Devi temple on Sunday. According to the statements of the administration, the reason for the stampede was said to be the rumor of electric current spreading on the road. 9 people died and 29 people were injured in this stampede. Children also came under the grip of the accident. The situation was such that thousands of people standing on the road fell on each other to save themselves. CM Dhami has ordered a magisterial inquiry to investigate this accident.
