Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh): With the traditional 'Kanwar Yatra' being banned in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, many devotees are going to post offices in western Uttar Pradesh to buy bottles of Gangajal.
In Bareilly city, 350 bottles have been sold in the last six days, an official said. Post-Master General Sanjay Singh, who is in charge of western UP, said over 300 post offices have been selling holy water in the region.
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Due to the ban on 'Kanwar Yatra,' people will not be able to go to Uttarakhand but Gangajal collected from Gangotri is available at select post offices in all major cities, he added. The postal department has kept the price for a 250 ml bottle at Rs 30, he said, adding that the sale is expected to increase on Mondays.
While 190 bottles of Gangajal were sold from the head post office, 160 were sold from other post offices in the city, Bareilly’s Senior Postmaster PK Singh said. The annual 'Kanwar Yatra' was banned amid fears of the third coronavirus wave.
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(PTI)
