NEW DELHI: The 11-km Chhath ghat along the Munak Canal is scheduled to open at 1 pm on Thursday, November 12, as Delhi prepares more than 1,400 ghats across the city for the festival. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said BJP national president Nitin Nabin would inaugurate the ghat at Singalpur in Shalimar Bagh.
The Delhi government said it was arranging changing rooms, toilets, covered tents, lighting and CCTV surveillance at ghats. It has directed round-the-clock cleaning on November 15 and 16.
Delhi Jal Board chief executive Sajjan Singh Yadav inspected the Munak Canal site on Wednesday. The board said it was arranging to release water from the Haiderpur water treatment plant to flush the canal and maintain clean flow for the festival. Gupta also said the government had upgraded Singalpur Road.
In its earlier preparations, the government directed officials to inspect sites in person and check lighting, sanitation, access roads, fire safety and crowd management. Gupta had reviewed arrangements at Sur Ghat, where she directed officials to ensure clean ghats, lighting and safety measures.
