CM Yogi directs officials to ensure robust security, smooth traffic management and adequate parking arrangements
Chief Minister issues several directives to ensure easy public access to Ganga ghats during the air show
Officials told to avoid unnecessary barricading and strengthen crowd management arrangements
Additional cleaning at ghats, 200 mobile toilets and 280 water tankers arranged
Varanasi, October 2026 : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrived in Varanasi on Saturday evening for a two-day visit. At a meeting with officials at the Circuit House auditorium, he reviewed preparations for the air show scheduled for Sunday.
Emphasising the need to ensure easy public access to the Ganga ghats, he directed officials to avoid unnecessary barricading. In view of the expected heavy crowds, he stressed that adequate attention must be paid to public convenience alongside security arrangements.
The Chief Minister also directed officials to ensure proper cleanliness along all major roads and at event venues across the city. He said, "Additional cleaning at all Ganga ghats, adequate toilet facilities and the availability of drinking water must be ensured to prevent any inconvenience to spectators."
In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival and the air show, the Chief Minister directed officials to put robust security arrangements in place at all major locations, including the Ganga ghats.
He emphasised the need to provide sufficient parking space, ensure effective route diversions and maintain smooth traffic flow. He also instructed officials to ensure that crowd-control measures do not cause unnecessary hindrances to public movement or access to the ghats.
During the meeting, District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar and Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal briefed the Chief Minister on the preparations made by the district administration and police through presentations. Based on these presentations, the Chief Minister issued the necessary directions to the concerned officials.
Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal informed the Chief Minister that arrangements had been made for removing silt from the ghats, deploying 200 mobile toilets and providing 280 water tankers. Around 2,000 dustbins will be placed at the ghats and along major roads.
Additionally, 200 sanitation volunteers will be deployed to ensure effective cleanliness arrangements. He also briefed the Chief Minister on the deployment of sanitation workers for the event.
The Chief Minister directed officials to maintain cleanliness across the city and ensure the removal of accumulated garbage from Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya.
The meeting was attended by Labour and Employment Minister Anil Rajbhar; Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Stamp and Registration Ravindra Jaiswal; Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH Dr Dayashankar Mishra 'Dayalu'; Minister of State for MSME Hansraj Vishwakarma; District Panchayat Chairperson Poonam Maurya; Mayor Ashok Tiwari; Member of the Legislative Council Dharmendra Singh Rai; former minister and MLA Dr Neelkanth Tiwari; MLAs Dr Awadhesh Singh, Tribhuvan Ram, Saurabh Srivastava and Dr Sunil Patel; District BJP President Ramsakal Patel; City BJP President Pradeep Agrahari; Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal; ADG, Varanasi Zone, Naveen Arora; District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar; Additional Commissioner of Police Shivhari Meena; DIG Vaibhav Krishna; Vice-Chairman of the Varanasi Development Authority Purna Borah; Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal; Chief Development Officer Prakhar Kumar Singh; and officials from the concerned departments.
