Chhath Puja: Haryana minister Vipul Goel gets Faridabad ghats cleaned up

Faridabad. Chhath Puja devotees in Faridabad will make their offerings to the Sun God at cleaner, better-kept ghats this year. Major Chhath ghats across the Faridabad Assembly constituency have been cleaned and renovated on the initiative of Haryana Cabinet Minister Vipul Goel.

The work covered Barahi Talab in Old Faridabad, Kheri Pul, the new bridge at Sector 29, the Kalibari Mandir Chhath Ghat on the Sector 8 bypass, Patel Nagar jhuggi, Sector 4, Sant Nagar, Krishna Colony and Millhard Colony. The ghat on Kachcha Kheri Road near Shraddha Mandir (Dairy Yojana) was also cleaned up.

The aim is to give devotees a clean and orderly place so they can celebrate the festival with full faith and enthusiasm, the minister’s office said.

Goel, the Faridabad MLA, called Chhath an important symbol of faith, tradition and cultural heritage. “People of the Purvanchal community celebrate this festival with great devotion and dedication. Purvanchalis living in Faridabad are an integral part of the city’s social and cultural identity. Respecting their religious sentiments and providing better facilities during the festival is our responsibility,” he said.

He said Chhath Puja is more than a religious ritual. “It is a festival that gives a message of cleanliness, discipline, respect for nature and social unity,” Goel said. Devotees fast and follow strict rules for several days before offering arghya to the Sun God, he said, so a clean, well-kept ghat matters both for their comfort and as respect for their faith.

The minister said he wants every community and section of society living in Faridabad to get better facilities to follow its religious and cultural traditions. Giving the Purvanchal community clean and improved ghats for Chhath is part of that commitment, he said.

Goel wished all Chhath devotees and Purvanchal residents a happy Chhath, saying he hoped the festival would bring happiness, peace, prosperity and well-being to everyone. He also asked devotees to keep the ghats clean and to celebrate the festival with brotherhood and harmony.