<p>The West Bengal government plans to introduce an e-snan mobile application for devotees, who would not be able to attend the Gangasagar mela due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Sources in the state administration said the decision was taken at a meeting of senior government officials on Thursday.</p>.<p>“The mobile application is meant for those who would not be able to attend the Gangasagar mela due to the ongoing pandemic. We have already introduced an e-darshan application,” said a senior official.</p>.<p>He also said enforcing social distancing norms and health protocols among devotees to avoid a spurt in Covid-19 cases after the fair was the government’s top priority.</p>.<p>The government had planned to set up a Covid Hospital at the venue, the Sagar Island located at the confluence of the river Hooghly and the Bay of Bengal. It was also planning to set up Covid-19 testing facility at the island for pilgrims and making masks mandatory for everyone at the venue.</p>.<p>The Gangasagar Mela, scheduled to be held in January, is the second-largest religious congregation in the country after the Kumbh Mela and witnesses a gathering of nearly 40 lakh people.</p>
<p>The West Bengal government plans to introduce an e-snan mobile application for devotees, who would not be able to attend the Gangasagar mela due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Sources in the state administration said the decision was taken at a meeting of senior government officials on Thursday.</p>.<p>“The mobile application is meant for those who would not be able to attend the Gangasagar mela due to the ongoing pandemic. We have already introduced an e-darshan application,” said a senior official.</p>.<p>He also said enforcing social distancing norms and health protocols among devotees to avoid a spurt in Covid-19 cases after the fair was the government’s top priority.</p>.<p>The government had planned to set up a Covid Hospital at the venue, the Sagar Island located at the confluence of the river Hooghly and the Bay of Bengal. It was also planning to set up Covid-19 testing facility at the island for pilgrims and making masks mandatory for everyone at the venue.</p>.<p>The Gangasagar Mela, scheduled to be held in January, is the second-largest religious congregation in the country after the Kumbh Mela and witnesses a gathering of nearly 40 lakh people.</p>
