Kumbh Mela 2021: Legal Action To Be Taken Against Violators Of Covid-19 Guidelines

<p><strong>Haridwar:</strong> Legal action will be taken against attendants of the Kumbh Mela who violate COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Department informed on Sunday, adding that SOPs will remain in force throughout the duration of the event.</p> <p>The Kumbh Mela will take place from April 1 to 30 in Haridwar this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>According to State Chief Secretary Om Prakash, People violating COVID-19 SOPs at 2021 Kumbh Mela Haridwar, will be prosecuted.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/2ZXrMmb CM Trivendra Rawat Launches 'Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam' Initiative To Honour Daughters</a></span><br /><br /></strong>All participants will have to register on the Kumbh Mela Administration's official website and upload documents including a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report, taken up to 72 hours prior, after which, an e-pass will be generated. "During the mela, pilgrims must maintain a distance of 6 feet and wear masks.&nbsp;Those coming from abroad will have to follow guidelines prescribed by the Union Health Ministry," a statement quoted the Chief Secretary.</p> <p>Action will be taken against violators under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, it added. Meanwhile, a centralised control room has been set up at Haridwar railway station ahead of Kumbh Mela 2021, the Kumbh Mela Administration said on Saturday.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<a href="https://ift.tt/3b3axX8 style="color: #e03e2d;">CM Trivendra Rawat Meets NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman To Discuss Issues Concerning Uttarakhand</span></a></strong></p> <p>"All the nearby railway stations have been connected through CCTV, with their feed being streamed at this control room. A telephone line has also been set up at the centre," it said.</p> <p>The Uttarakhand government has decided to limit the Kumbh this year to 30 days due to pandemic. Kumbh Mela is a religious pilgrimage, one of the largest mass gatherings at one place. It is celebrated four times over a course of 12 years and spans four river-bank pilgrimage sites, namely Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik.</p>

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