The craze for boating on Dev Deepawali can be gauged from the booking of boats. Assi’s Virendra said that on normal days, a boat with a capacity of 30 people, which can be booked for five thousand rupees for two and a half to three hours, is currently being booked for Rs 3.60 lakh per person at the rate of 12 thousand rupees.
According to the seafarers, as the date of Dev Deepawali is approaching, the inquiries for booking of boats have also increased. Although most of the boats are booked in advance. Those who are left have very high prices. Regarding the preparations, Deputy Director of Tourism Department Preeti Srivastava said that this time Dev Deepawali will be wonderful. Preparation is in the final stage. On the occasion of Dev Deepawali, special guests will be on board the Roro boat. At the same time, more than one million people are expected to come to make this historic occasion memorable. People have also started coming to participate in the program. While many people will also come by train. Keeping this in mind, the railways have also made preparations.
Sajega Railway Station and Malviya Bridge Gaurav Dixit, Director, Cantt Railway Station said that on Dev Deepawali, Varanasi (Cantt), Kashi Railway Station and Malviya Bridge will also be decorated with fringes. Preparations are going on for this. At the same time, a day earlier ADRM Northern Railway Varanasi Lalji Chaudhary also inspected the Cantt railway station. In view of Dev Deepawali, along with electricity, water at the station, he has also asked to fix the cleanliness system. Foreign tourists will become witnesses after two years Dev Diwali will be different this time. The tourism department is also preparing to make it memorable. Because, this will be the first time after the Corona period when foreign tourists will be allowed to come, who will witness Dev Deepawali in large numbers. For this, most of them have booked even hotels.
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The craze for boating on Dev Deepawali can be gauged from the booking of boats. Assi’s Virendra said that on normal days, a boat with a capacity of 30 people, which can be booked for five thousand rupees for two and a half to three hours, is currently being booked for Rs 3.60 lakh per person at the rate of 12 thousand rupees.
According to the seafarers, as the date of Dev Deepawali is approaching, the inquiries for booking of boats have also increased. Although most of the boats are booked in advance. The prices of those who are left are very high.
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