Summary:
Kanpur: Amid tight security and strict compliance with Covid protocol, the traditional Holi Ganga mela, a symbol of Ganga-Jamuni culture of Kanpur, was organized here on Friday evening.
In comparison to previous editions of the mela, this year there was not much crowd and the camps organized by the city’s social organizations were also less in number.
Similarly, the aura of the traditional folk songs was also missing this year because Bhojpuri Samaj and other cultural organizations did not turn up.
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Kanpur: Amid tight security and strict compliance with Covid protocol, the traditional Holi Ganga mela, a symbol of Ganga-Jamuni culture of Kanpur, was organized here on Friday evening.
In comparison to previous editions of the mela, this year there was not much crowd and the camps organized by the city’s social organizations were also less in number.
Similarly, the aura of the traditional folk songs was also missing this year because Bhojpuri Samaj and other cultural organizations did not turn up.
Police had made elaborate security arrangements and barricaded all the entry points leading to Sarsaiyya ghat, the venue of Holi Mela.
The district administration and the Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities held their camps in the middle of around one-kilometer long road from Sarsaiyya ghat to Chetna crossing and Bara Chauraha.
Mayor Pramila Pandey inaugurated the KMC camp.
Besides people’s representatives, including Amitabh Bajpai, Irfan Solanki (both MLAs, Prem Lata Katiyar, Salil Bishnoi, the municipal commissioner and officials of KMC, district administration and police were present in the camp.
The peoples started coming to the mela from 4.30 pm, and the mela was at its peak at around 6 pm.