{
  "id": 396865,
  "title": "Kanwar Yatra Goes High-Tech: Every Facility For Shiva Devotees Available At One Click Under The Yogi Government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/kanwar-yatra-goes-high-tech-every-facility-for-shiva-devotees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T16:43:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/kanwar-yatra-goes-high-tech-every-facility-for-shiva-devotees-available-at-one-click-under-the-yogi-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Uttar Pradesh, the Kanwar Yatra has embraced technology under the stewardship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The state has implemented a Kanwar Yatra App to provide Shiva devotees with all necessary travel information in one place. The app offers route maps, temple locations, restroom locations, medical facilities, and food services. Devotees can access real-time updates through Facebook, Instagram, and X by linking them to the app. The Kanwar Yatra regions of Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, and Hapur remain bustling with administrative activity focusing on healthcare, drinking water, food, toilets, and transportation. Control rooms oversee the pilgrimage routes, and officials conduct late-night inspections to ensure everything is in order. The Kanwar Yatra App has been beneficial for devotees, with Baghpat District Magistrate Asmita Lal reporting that over 25,000 pilgrims in her district have utilized it. The app simplifies the pilgrimage process, eliminating the need for pilgrims to search for facilities during their journey. Baghpat District Magistrate Asmita Lal highlighted that the administration has prepared extensive facilities along the Kanwar route to accommodate the large influx of people. Special bike ambulances equipped with female doctors have been deployed for women Kanwariyas, ensuring quick medical assistance when needed. In addition to these medical provisions, 35 health camps have been established to offer immediate medical care to pilgrims. Special attention has been given to the comfort of elderly, women, and disabled devotees, with wheelchairs and e-rickshaws readily available on the pilgrimage route. The Yogi government has also emphasized the availability of food, drinking water, toilet facilities, and healthcare along the pilgrimage routes. In Ghaziabad, the control room is constantly monitoring the Kanwar route, with Municipal Commissioner Vikramaditya Singh Malik conducting night inspections and reviewing arrangements. The Kanwar Yatra App acts as a direct channel of communication between pilgrims and the administration, providing essential information to the devotees while officials in the field keep a vigilant eye on the arrangements.",
  "summary": "In Uttar Pradesh, the Kanwar Yatra has now become a confluence of faith, technology and modern arrangements. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, high-tech arrangements have been made across the state to ensure a safe and convenient pilgrimage for Kanwariyas. Through the Kanwar Yatra App, Shiva devotees are being provided with essential travel-related information at a single…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}