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UP’s Kanwar Yatra goes high-tech with app for devotees
The Uttar Pradesh government has made the Kanwar Yatra high-tech this year, with the Kanwar Yatra App providing devotees route maps, temple details, toilets, medical facilities and food services at one click,…
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh government has made the Kanwar Yatra high-tech this year, with the Kanwar Yatra App providing devotees route maps, temple details, toilets, medical facilities and food services at one click, the Free Press Journal reports. The app also offers emergency assistance and is integrated with social media for real-time updates. In Baghpat alone, more than 25,000 devotees have used it so far, a district official said.
Baghpat has deployed bike ambulances with women doctors, arranged beds in 20 private hospitals, and set up 35 health camps, along with wheelchairs and e-rickshaws. Ghaziabad's municipal commissioner is conducting night inspections, and control rooms are monitoring routes. The administration has prepared for the safe movement of over 20 lakh people in Baghpat during the pilgrimage.
The Indian Opinion
The Kanwar Yatra app sounds useful, but the real test is on the ground. A smartphone app cannot fix a broken toilet or a blocked road at 2 am for a pilgrim without a data connection. The Yogi government should publish the app's usage data and the complaint closure time. Are the 35 Baghpat camps and bike ambulances staffed when the crowd peaks? Until ward numbers and inspection reports, this remains a promotional claim, not a record of service.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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