Preparations for the fair to be held at Gorakhnath Temple on the occasion of Makar Sankranti are going on in full swing. Special preparations are being made for this fair. Along with installing lights, special attention is being given to cleanliness and passenger facilities. Inspired by Swachh Bharat Mission Urban, arrangements are being made in the fair on the theme of ‘Say No to Polythene’. For this, the Municipal Corporation will make adequate arrangements as well as deploy employees. Additional Municipal Commissioner Nirankar Singh said that along with banning the use of polythene bags for offering Khichdi in the temple, cloth bags will also be made available. Along with this, arrangements are being made at the camp office to give information about the principle of 3R to the devotees. With this, the needy will get their essential items during the cold season. Big drums will be used to give information about the principle of 3R. There is a preparation to show the type and category of waste through pictures.
Do not bring Khichdi rice in polythene – Additional Municipal Commissioner
The Additional Municipal Commissioner has appealed to the devotees that when they come to Gorakhnath Temple, they should not bring Khichdi rice in polythene, but should bring rice in a jute or cloth bag to offer Khichdi. The entire temple complex has been declared a no polythene zone. Polythene has been completely banned in the premises. Similarly, to organize a zero waste Khichdi fair in the temple premises, green-blue dustbins are being installed. He has appealed to the devotees to throw their garbage in these dustbins and keep the premises garbage free. Additional Municipal Commissioner said that boards with messages are being installed everywhere in the fair area. So that the devotees do not face any problem.
Facade lights worth three crores will be installed in Gorakhnath temple.
Let us tell you that the beauty of Gorakhnath temple is going to increase during night. The Tourism Department has started preparations to brighten up the Gorakhnath temple by installing facade lights at a cost of Rs 3 crore. The Tourism Department is engaged in this exercise to promote religious tourism. In this sequence, the Tourism Department will also beautify more than 10 temples in the district. The target is to complete these works by March. The Tourism Department has started an exercise to promote religious tourism. For this, work related to tourism facilities will be done in the ancient temples of the district. This includes a dozen temples including Gorakhnath temple, the ancient Shiva temple located in the district jail. All these proposals have received approval from the government. Among the schemes that have been approved, the most important is the installation of facade lights in Gorakhnath temple at a cost of Rs 3 crore. The target is to complete this work before Makar Sankranti. Apart from this, works related to tourist facilities like passenger hall, stone bench, toilet block, interlocking etc. will be done in the ancient Shiv temple located in Ganguli Tola Basharatpur at a cost of Rs 39 lakh.
Along with the renovation work of Kabir Ashram located at Ghasikatra, toilet block is to be constructed at a cost of Rs 39 lakh. Works like Sant Niwas, Yatri Niwas, stone bench, boundary wall etc. will be done in the ancient Shiva temple located in the district jail with Rs 72 lakh. A target has been set to complete all these works by March 2024. Apart from this, the budget for Gaurav Museum in Civil Lines has also been approved. Regional Tourism Officer Ravindra Kumar Mishra said that to promote religious tourism in Gorakhpur district, proposals related to tourism facilities in ancient temples have been approved. A target has been set to complete all these works by March.