Administration gears up for first Shravan Monday at Pahari Mandir

The Ranchi district administration has made elaborate security and traffic arrangements to ensure the smooth conduct of rituals and maintain law and order at Pahari Mandir on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan. Tens of thousands of devotees are expected to throng the temple from the early hours of Monday.

Around 500 police personnel, including nearly 100 traffic police personnel, will be deployed in and around the temple to manage crowds and regulate vehicular movement. The deployment will begin at 3 am and continue throughout the day.

Police personnel will be stationed in three shifts at key locations, including the temple’s main entrance, exit points and the garbha griha atop the hill, to ensure round-the-clock security. Besides crowd management, police will keep a close watch on anti-social elements and prevent incidents of eve-teasing, pick-pocketing, snatching and other petty crimes.

The district administration has also set up a control room at the temple premises to monitor the crowd through CCTV cameras. A Quick Reaction Team (QRT) will remain on standby to respond to any emergency.

Traffic SP Rakesh Ranjan said vehicular movement towards Pahari Mandir from Shani Mandir, Durga Mandir, Meenakshi Mandir, Gaushala Cutting and Balaji Mandir will remain restricted during the peak hours. To facilitate smooth traffic flow, the administration has earmarked dedicated parking zones for devotees arriving from different parts of the city. Those coming from Kathal More, Tilta More, Ratu and Piska More can park their vehicles at Birla Maidan. Devotees travelling from Dhurwa, Tupudana, Birsa Chowk, Doranda, Main Road, Radium Chowk, Lalpur, Kantatoli, Harmu and Argora have been advised to use the Bano Manzil Road ground for parking.

Similarly, pilgrims arriving from Kanke, Pithoria, Booty More, RIMS, Lalpur and adjoining areas can park at the Ranchi University football ground.

“The traffic police personnel will be on duty from Sunday late night. Vehicles on other routes may also be diverted if required,” Ranjan said, adding that the same traffic arrangements will remain in force on the remaining Mondays of Shravan—August 10, 17 and 24—as well as on Shravan Purnima on August 28.

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