Trichy gears for ‘Aadi Perukku’ fest, declares local holiday in dist today
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Trichy: 03.08.2018
A local holiday has been declared in Trichy district in view of the Aadi Perukku festival to be held on the banks of the Cauvery river on Friday.
A statement issued by collector K Rajamani said all schools, colleges and government offices would remain closed on Friday. Government offices and educational institutions would function on August 18 (Saturday) in lieu of the holiday. The festival is celebrated to show gratitude to the Cauvery river for sustaining prosperity in the region.
The Trichy corporation has identified seven spots on the Cauvery banks for devotees to take a safe dip. The safe zones identified include Garuda mandapam, Amma mandapam, Thillainayagam ghats, Ayyalamman ghats, Gandhi ghats, Odathurai ghats and Subramaniaswamy temple ghats along the Cauvery banks. The civic body said barricades and drinking water tanks were provided in all the seven safe zones, which are equipped with floodlights to enable early morning prayers.
“Since people follow the customary practice of abandoning wet clothes in the river, we have placed baskets for them to drop the used clothes. Similarly, there will be tanks in Amma mandapam ghats filled with Cauvery water for people to take bath instead of entering the river,” an official with civic body said. Two medical teams will be fielded in Amma mandapam and Odathurai ghats to address emergency medical needs of visitors whose count is expected to exceed one lakh. The fire service department said a rescue team of 150 personnel will be fielded across the Cauvery banks with safety ropes and life jackets to prevent any untoward incidents.
PREPARED: Water tanks set up close to Cauvery banks in Amma mandapam ghats for people to take bath instead of entering the river
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Trichy: 03.08.2018
A local holiday has been declared in Trichy district in view of the Aadi Perukku festival to be held on the banks of the Cauvery river on Friday.
A statement issued by collector K Rajamani said all schools, colleges and government offices would remain closed on Friday. Government offices and educational institutions would function on August 18 (Saturday) in lieu of the holiday. The festival is celebrated to show gratitude to the Cauvery river for sustaining prosperity in the region.
The Trichy corporation has identified seven spots on the Cauvery banks for devotees to take a safe dip. The safe zones identified include Garuda mandapam, Amma mandapam, Thillainayagam ghats, Ayyalamman ghats, Gandhi ghats, Odathurai ghats and Subramaniaswamy temple ghats along the Cauvery banks. The civic body said barricades and drinking water tanks were provided in all the seven safe zones, which are equipped with floodlights to enable early morning prayers.
“Since people follow the customary practice of abandoning wet clothes in the river, we have placed baskets for them to drop the used clothes. Similarly, there will be tanks in Amma mandapam ghats filled with Cauvery water for people to take bath instead of entering the river,” an official with civic body said. Two medical teams will be fielded in Amma mandapam and Odathurai ghats to address emergency medical needs of visitors whose count is expected to exceed one lakh. The fire service department said a rescue team of 150 personnel will be fielded across the Cauvery banks with safety ropes and life jackets to prevent any untoward incidents.
PREPARED: Water tanks set up close to Cauvery banks in Amma mandapam ghats for people to take bath instead of entering the river
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