A cottage equipped with every facility at the Kalchakra ground in Bodhgaya. Picture by Suman

Gaya, Dec. 28: The organisers of the 32nd Kalchakra Puja in Bodhgaya are paying attention to little details, like sanitation and power, to ensure that devotees do not face any problem during the 11-day festival.

The puja will begin on December 31. Around 2 lakh people are expected to take part in it. Kalchakra Initiation Organisation Committee (KIOC) has already submitted a list of the necessary requirements to the district administration.

“We have requested the district administration to make adequate arrangements for transportation of the devotees. Water, electricity, sanitation, food and healthcare, communication and security are also needed, as devotees from across the country have started arriving in Bodhgaya. The authorities also need to arrange for civil supplies, fire safety and look into the arrival and departure requirements of the pilgrims,” KIOC joint secretary Thupten Jampa told The Telegraph.

The committee has also requested 200 barrels of kerosene for clay ovens that have been set up near the Kalchakra ground. Tibetan rotis and tea would be prepared for devotees on these stoves. Around 10,000l of milk would be required to prepare tea everyday.

“About 200 cooks from Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, have come to Bodhgaya to prepare food and beverage for the devotees,” said Jampa.

District supply officer Akhilesh Kumar said the government has provided 60,000l of kerosene to the organisers of Kalchakra Puja. Besides, a centre has been set up on Magadh University campus for distribution of LPG cylinders. Pilgrims can purchase LPG cylinders for Rs 1,700 from the centre.

Sources said many devotees would be put up at 4,000 tents on Magadh University campus. KIOC has requested the power board to provide adequate electricity to these tents.

Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) executive engineer (rural) Gauri Prasad Chaudhary said: “Twelve transformers, including six of 200KVA and two of 100KVA, have been set up on the Magadh University campus. Six more transformers have been kept on standby.”

BSEB chairman P.K. Rai said power would be supplied according to consumption and the devotees would face no problem.

To ensure that the devotees coming from Tibet do not face any problems, volunteers of the Tibetan Youth Congress have been deputed at the railway station and airport. They are responsible for announcing information regar-ding the arrival and departure of trains and flights in Tibetan.