This story is from January 11, 2021

Saints restrict no. of followers to implement Covid protocol

Saints restrict no. of followers to implement Covid protocol
Members of Kinnar Akhara offer prayers while performing 'Bhoomi Pujan' before setting up tent for Magh Mela on Sunday
Prayagraj: Apart from the officials of the mela health administration taking up a series of hectic exercise to check the spread of coronavirus infection on mela campus, saints and seers setting up their camps in five sectors of Magh mela are too adopting their sincere measures to implement Covid-19 protocol.
This time, prominent seers and saints have restricted the numbers of their followers to stay inside camps for the strict implementation of social distancing.
Devotees and pilgrims visiting camps of seers and saints would not be allowed to enter without masks and thermal screening. Besides, sensitization of camps would be carried out on regular intervals.
Jagatguru Binayakbaba said, “I have allowed only 200 followers to stay at the camp for the strict implementation of social distancing. Earlier, there were around 2000 followers who used to stay inside camp”.
He further added, “We have also set up a special counter for sanitizers and masks.” A team of followers armed with thermal scanner would be screening devotees \ pilgrims entering camp premises and asking for wearing of mask and use of sanitizers”.
To maintain a strict surveillance for implementation of Covid-19 protocol, the ashram management has also installed a network of CCTV sets.
Swami Premanand said, “Installation of sanitizers at entry gates of ashrams, compulsion of wearing mask, and social distancing while attending spiritual or yoga sessions would be mandatory for devotees and pilgrims while attending camps of seers and saints. He added, “We know our responsibilities and appealing devotees and pilgirms arriving mela campus to follow covid 19 protocol for the safety of each and every individual”.

Seers and saints said that they would be cooperating and interacting with health officials on frequent intervals to examine the health status of saints, followers and others during the month long Magh Mela.
Meanwhile, officials of mela health department are working overtime to give special Covid Care Cards (CCC) to seers, saints, and kalpwasis camping in mela area and the CCC will help authorities track the status of their health. Magh Mela will be organised in Prayagraj between January 14 and March 11.
As health teams armed with thermal scanner have already started screening at all 16 entry points of mela, 32 more teams have been assigned to visit camps in all five sectors of mela to track the health records of people started staying in mela campus.
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