Kathmandu. To make the Chhath festival safe, systematic and dignified, 100 police personnel will be deployed on the banks of Ratuwa River in Damak. A police help desk will be set up at the place of worship and surveillance will also be done through drones.

Police Inspector Pramod Khadka of Area Police Office, Damak, said that necessary preparations have been made for the security of the Chhath festival. According to him, police will be deployed for the safety of the devotees and to control possible undesirable activities.

With the Chhath festival approaching, the work of construction of ghats and management of places of worship on the banks of Ratuwa river has also reached the final stage. Hundreds of families from Damak and surrounding areas are preparing to perform Chhath Puja here.

Meanwhile, the District Administration Office, Jhapa, has also said that Nepal Police and Armed Police Force have been mobilized in coordination to make the security arrangements effective during the Chhath festival. Security personnel in plain clothes will also be mobilized.

Special vigilance will be adopted to control undesirable activities like theft, jewelry looting, gender-based violence and abuse keeping in mind the safety of the devotees and devotees participating in the worship throughout the night, the administration has said.

Trained dogs and drones will be used at some Chhath Ghats and the Armed Police Force will also set up a health help desk at the Chhath Ghat in Bhadrapur. Also, disaster rescue teams of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force will be on standby.

The administration has also urged the people to use sound system and maintain social harmony and decorum while celebrating the Chhath festival.