Delhi Government Announces Holiday for Chhath Puja
New Delhi – In a significantโฃ proclamation for โคdevotees,Delhiโฃ Chief Minister โRekha Gupta today declared October 27thโ (Monday) a government holiday โin Delhi,coinciding with the most crucial โคday โof the four-day โฃChhathโฃ Puja festival. The decision recognizesโ the day as โขthe peak of festivities, when devotees offer prayers โฃto the sun.
“Chhath is โฃa festivalโ thatโ celebrates faith, devotion โand the harmony between humansโค and nature,” Gupta said, extending her greetings toโ all observing โขthe occasion.โ “Through the worship of the sunโค and Chhathi Maiya, Chhath โคconveys a messageโฃ of purity, environmental protection and gratitude towards nature.”
The Chief Minister โขdetailed elaborate arrangements made by the โฃDelhi government to ensure cleanliness,โ safety,โ and essentialโฃ facilities at over 1,300 Chhath ghats across the capital. “Every effort is being made so that devotees can perform ritualsโ peacefully and comfortably,” she affirmed.
Gupta inspected preparations at the Pochanpur โChhath Ghat in Dwarka Sector 23B alongside MLA Sandeep Sahrawat and โmembers of the Chhath Puja Committee. She highlighted the progress of 17 model chhath ghats along the โYamuna banks, featuring improvedโฃ facilities including tents, โlighting, toilets, drinking water,โ and enhanced security.
“by โขcombining devotion with convenience, Delhi will appear trulyโข Chhathmaye this year,” Guptaโข stated, โขnoting this is the first time theโข festival is beingโค organized on such aโ large scale by the government. She also participated in decorating the ghat, emphasizing theโ importance of citizen and official โฃcollaboration in fostering cultural unity.
gupta alsoโ addressed ongoing efforts to clean โthe Yamuna, stating โwork has been progressing “at a war-footing” for theโข past eight months,โค resultingโข inโฃ visible improvements in water quality. She credited interstate coordination withโ Haryana โคand โคUttar Pradesh and expressed gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah forโฃ his support in the โฃinitiative.
Earlier today, Gupta inaugurated a newly built Chhath ghat โขand otherโ developmentโ projectsโ totaling โน30 โcrore in Laxmi Nagar,โ praising theโ Purvanchal community asโข the “backbone of the city” for their contributions to Delhi’s growth.
