# Noida issues Chhath Puja safety advisory, warns against deep water 2026-11-14T04:10:35+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Outlets counted: business-standard.com The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has issued a safety advisory for Chhath Puja, urging devotees to use only designated sites and avoid entering deep water. Additional District Magistrate Ajit Kumar Singh said large gatherings are expected at ghats, ponds, rivers and other water bodies. The District Disaster Management Authority has asked devotees not to venture into prohibited areas, keep children away from water bodies, avoid overcrowding, and exercise caution with lamps and inflammable materials near electrical wires. Devotees have also been warned against slippery ghats and asked to follow instructions from police, fire services and rescue teams. Residents have been asked not to spread rumours on social media and to contact the district emergency control room at 0120-2978231 or 0120-2978232 in case of an emergency. Police teams conducted foot patrols and inspected sites in Dadri and Bisrakh, reviewing security, access routes and traffic management. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The advisory shifts responsibility for safety onto individual devotees even as the festival draws large crowds to unregulated water bodies. No specific enforcement measures, penalties or additional deployment of lifeguards have been announced, leaving compliance voluntary. The only concrete numbers given are two emergency helpline numbers. With Chhath Puja underway, the real test is whether the administration can respond to accidents faster than the helpline can route a call. ## Coverage - business-standard.com Straight advisory reproduction with no editorial comment This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ajit Kumar Singh, Chhath Puja, District Disaster Management Authority, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/noida-issues-chhath-puja-safety-advisory-warns-against-deep-water/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/noida-issues-chhath-puja-safety-advisory-warns-against-deep-water/#story-in-brief Gate decision: carve_out (pass: utility (safety_advisory, safety:issues chhath puja advisory), qualifying outlets 1, relevance 8) Utility kind: safety_advisory (safety:issues chhath puja advisory) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-14 02:22Z (feed), 1.8 h old) Image: photograph. Source: https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2025-10/28/thumb/fitandfill/1200X628/1761627462-0532.jpg. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/