Delhi opens 11-kilometre Chhath ghat along Munak Canal

The Delhi government inaugurated an approximately 11-kilometre Chhath ghat along the Munak Canal on November 12, opening the capital’s longest site of its kind ahead of the four-day festival beginning November 13. The facility was developed along both banks of the canal to accommodate devotees performing Chhath rituals.

The ghat has steps and cemented pathways, changing rooms, toilets, tents, lighting, CCTV cameras and benches. The government also reported greenery and landscaping at the site, along with arrangements for clean water to flow through the canal. The facilities are intended to make it easier for visitors to offer prayers and Arghya to the setting and rising Sun.

The project was inaugurated by BJP national president Nitin Nabin, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other officials present. The government says the work is intended to serve devotees, including people from the Purvanchal community, and to provide a public space for festival observances along the canal.

According to the Delhi government, about 1,400 truckloads of garbage, construction debris and other waste were removed from the canal stretch during cleanup work. The government also said encroachments were...