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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the senior officials of the West Bengal administration must learn from the Mahakumbh accident in Uttar Pradesh and take necessary measures to avoid any mishap during the inauguration of the Jagannath Temple, in Digha on April 29-30. Addressing a meeting at the state secretariat, Nabanna, to review […]

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Written by: Atri Mitra
2 min readKolkataApr 17, 2025 05:15 AM IST First published on: Apr 17, 2025 at 05:15 AM IST

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the senior officials of the West Bengal administration must learn from the Mahakumbh accident in Uttar Pradesh and take necessary measures to avoid any mishap during the inauguration of the Jagannath Temple, in Digha on April 29-30.

Addressing a meeting at the state secretariat, Nabanna, to review the ongoing preparations ahead of the inauguration of the temple, CM Banerjee instructed the top officials to install large screens in different places in Digha and also across the state to telecast the inauguration ceremony of the Jagannath Temple.

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“Many people died in the accident at Mahakumbh. We should learn from that accident and take necessary steps to avoid such mishaps during inauguration of Jagannath temple,” the CM said, adding that officials should manage and avoid huge crowds.

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