MEERUT: In view of the Kartik Purnima Ganga Snan Mela at Garh Mukhteshwar from November 17-29, senior police and administration officials on Tuesday inspected the site to oversee arrangements.Last year, over 30 lakh people visited the fair, also known as Mini Kumbh of North India for a dip in the river Ganga. Devotees from Delhi, Meerut, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and other areas assemble, setting up tents on the sandy riverbed.This time, the administration is making arrangements for a larger number of visitors. Roads, electricity, water, parking and sanitation are being readied by the district administration with Hapur district magistrate Prerna Sharma and superintendent of police Abhishek Verma regularly inspecting the site. Officials are focusing on better traffic management to prevent jammed roads, said Abhishek Verma. He added that temporary police stations will be set up on the national highway. "For safety of devotees, police pickets will be set up from Garh flyover to Brajghat Ganga bridge and there will be continuous patrols on the highway," he said.Police, district administration and NHAI officials discussed route diversions. There will be diversion of heavy vehicles from November 23 on the Delhi-Lucknow highway. Directions were issued to close certain sections on the highway to prevent driving on the wrong side. Following instructions of the administration, farmers have started harvesting crops at the fair site. In the next two days, the land for the fair will be vacant.We also published the following articles recentlySix people killed in road crash on Delhi-Haridwar national highwaySix people died in a car-truck collision on the Delhi-Haridwar national highway. The victims, who were from Shahdara in Delhi, were on their way to Haridwar. The bodies have been taken for postmortem.Himachal Pradesh, administration launches Catch the Rain campaignThe district administration in Kangra, India, has launched the Catch the Rain initiative to address low groundwater levels and promote water conservation. Measures such as constructing rainwater harvesting structures and check dams are being implemented, and a task force has been formed at the block and panchayat levels. The government is also conserving and beautifying ponds under the Amrit Sarovar Yojana to increase water levels and support agriculture and animal husbandry. Additionally, rainwater harvesting structures will be developed in all government institutions, starting with the Dharamshala DC office premises.National Games: Gaude lauds Goas medallists, administratorsGoas sports minister, Govind Gaude, praised the efforts of athletes as the state secured 92 medals at the 37th National Games. This was a significant improvement from the previous edition, where Goa only won five bronze medals. As the host, Goa imported outstation athletes to boost their medal prospects and finished ninth among the 35 medal-winning states. Gaude expressed his gratitude to the athletes and everyone involved in the successful completion of the Games. The event featured over 40 sports disciplines and marked the debut of several new sports on the medal stage.

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