Bulandshahr (UP), Jul 21 (PTI) A district magistrate and a police officer on Monday showered flower petals from a helicopter on kanwariyas in Bulandshahr.
District Magistrate Shruti said such a welcome was done above Rajeshwar Temple in the Sadar area, Bavastar Ganj Ghat in Anupshahr, and Ambakeshwar Mahadev Temple in the Ahar region.
Senior Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh the use of helicopter was also made to shower petals along major Kanwar routes, such as Anupshahr to Jahangirabad and onward to Bulandshahr, the stretch between Syana and Bulandshahr, and along the Gulawathi road.
On Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the kanwariyas in a similar fashion in Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh.
An elaborate security net has been deployed song the major kanwar routes in the state. The yatra concludes on July 23. PTI COR KIS VN VN
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