"There is no such thing as a Covid," "Some hear, and a few do not."
Parvati Kumar, 45, was visiting Ganga Sagar for the primary time. ThePrint spoke together with her whereas her masks was nonetheless on, since she was on a convention name. Earlier than she might attain for her masks, she stated that they have been a gaggle consisting of 100 individuals who had come from Bhopal. All of us have been double-vaccinated, and all of us had our Covid check earlier than arriving right here. All protocols are being adopted. Solely the careless can get contaminated. Nevertheless, those that adhere to the foundations can full the yatra safely.
Tirth Das (52), a 52-year-old man who had come from Uttar Pradesh, was very pleased with the preparations made by West Bengal and acknowledged, "There is no such thing as a Covid wherever we come from." We have been examined on the railway station.
Pintu Sarkar was a civic volunteer and stated that she was on obligation. It begins at 6 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. We're being housed at a neighborhood college by the state authorities. I have been encouraging individuals to put on masks by a microphone. Some individuals hear, others do not. There was no purpose to cease the Ganga Sagar Mela."
Positivity charge at 32.13% would not deter Ganga Sagar Mela
The transit camp in Kolkata was closely guarded and devotees assembled in massive numbers to board a bus to journey in the direction of Ganga Sagar. The camp had kiosks arrange by the state well being division, police and the Kolkata Municipal Company to help pilgrims.
The group was packed, with many sadhus carrying no masks. The administration in West Bengal had a Covid positivity of 32.13 %, and was pleading for pilgrims to have their RTPCR checks carried out earlier than they boarded the buses.
Within the midst banners welcoming pilgrims to South 24 Parganas there have been many bulletins in Bengali and Hindi urging everybody to comply with the Covid protocols as set out by the excessive courtroom. Social distancing was not an choice as pilgrims waited for the ferry to reach. After they have been packed within the vessel, the masks fell off.
The pilgrims have been assisted by 10,000 law enforcement officials and 5,000 civic volunteers. Nevertheless, the gang grew to become extra dense and tough to handle as we approached the mela grounds. A serpentine line made up of devotees was crowded behind barricades exterior Kapil Muni’s ashram.
A policeman was requested the place the RTPCR checks have been being carried out. He was serving to a pilgrim who was sick at a tea stand board an ambulance. The policeman was undecided if this was a Covid case. 9 buffer zones have been arrange by the state to guard pilgrims.
Devotees gathered on the mouth of the river to take a dip within the water, with masks on. Civic volunteers made fixed bulletins asking everybody to make use of masks, wash their palms, and preserve social distance.
E-snan was additionally launched by the administration. That is the place holy water is sprinkled onto devotees utilizing a drone. This Thursday noticed 250 pilgrims go for the e-snan, however most stayed true to their custom of taking a dip into the Ganga.
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