Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday directed officers to make sure that meat and liquor aren’t consumed in spiritual cities of the state alongside the banks of the Narmada river, PTI reported.
The river is taken into account sacred in Hinduism. There are over 450 spiritual constructions within the 21 districts alongside the river in Madhya Pradesh.
On Friday, Yadav mentioned that the environmental safety of Amarkantak, from the place the Narmada originates, in Anuppur district, must be given precedence, in keeping with PTI.
“Future settlements, land must be recognized away from the Narmada river’s origin and a satellite tv for pc metropolis must be developed,” he mentioned at a gathering with the state officers. “Sewage shouldn’t be launched into the Narmada. Work on it should be carried out inside a time restrict.”
Yadav additionally mentioned that every one mining actions within the river utilizing machines must be banned. Work must be carried out in a phased method to develop a “parikrama [circumambulation] path” for the comfort of devotees, he added.
On Saturday, Yadav advised ANI that the Bharatiya Janata Occasion authorities within the state was making an effort to take care of the “sanctity and blessings” of the river by bringing all departments collectively.
“We purpose to ban meat and liquor outlets in spiritual cities,” he mentioned. “I hope the selections taken will probably be reviewed in November. This isn’t a one-day course of, it’s an ongoing one.”
The Opposition Congress known as the transfer a “sacred” initiative. “It’s a sacred thought,” Congress chief Jitu Patwari mentioned, in keeping with ANI. “The CM [chief minister] himself hails from Mahakal ki Nagri [Ujjain]. He ought to first ban liquor there.”
Hours after taking oath because the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh in December, Yadav had introduced curbs on promoting meat and eggs in open areas.