The Chinnamasta Temple in Rajrappa—the famous shrine of Goddess Chinnamastika has decided to close its doors from Friday, emphasising on the need to avoid crowded places and break the chain to counter coronavirus. The temple will be closed from March 20 to April 14 and this is for the first time that the temple will be closed for such a long duration.
Meanwhile, on positive note till Thursday no positive cases have been detected in State. The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) has put 300 persons on surveillance out of which 105 persons are out surveillance as they don’t have any coronavirus symptoms.
IDSP Director Rakesh Dayal said, “We have taken the sample of 45 persons out of which 40 samples have been found to negative. The results of five samples will be found on Friday.â€Also, the State Government has taken several measures to check the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to hold a video conference with Chief Ministers. Chief Minister Hemant Soren too will attend the video conference on Friday at 4 PM.
Meanwhile, the decision to close down the temple was taken at the meeting chaired by Ramgarh district administration. The meeting was attended by Ramgarh DC Sandeep Singh, Sub Divisional Officer Anant Kumar, Chitarpur BDO Hulash Mahto and Chinnamasta Temple Nyas Samiti president Aashish Panda, Secretary Subhashish Panda and shopkeepers from the Rajrappa.
The decision to shut the temple assumes importance as Chinnamasta Temple in Rajrappa is first temple in State which has decided to shut its doors. Earlier, Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and others have decided to shut down temple due to coronavirus scare.
Chitarpur BDO Hulash Mahto said, “A meeting of district administration was held in Ramgarh and was attended by senior administrative officials. It was decided that from March 20 to April the Chinnamasta Temple in Rajrappa will be closed for devotes. However, it was decided that the priest (panda) will carry out the puja at temple as usual.†The district administration to create awareness about the closure of temple has decided to put up hoardings, posters for devotes at Gola Chitarpur, Chitarpur over bridge and at Ramgarh town.
After the Ramgarh district administration decision the shopkeepers at Ramgarh have decided to close down their shops. Ever since Coronavirus scare in State several temples in Jharkhand including Chinnamasta Temple in Rajrappa has been witnessing downfall in devotes.
Meanwhile in another development, State’s biggest health hub Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) today installed the real time PCR machine.
The RIMS administration received the real time PCR machine on Wednesday and the test will be carried out from Friday. With the installation of real time PCR machine at RIMS the samples will not be sent to Jamshedpur or Kolkata for test. RIMS director DK Singh said, “The microbiology department of RIMS will collect and test the samples. The test report will be available within eight to twelve hours.â€
Sources said that with the installation of first real-time PCR machine, the RIMS administration has ordered for second PCR machine too. Also, a help desk for Corona has been created by RIMS management in front of the Emergency where 24-hour service will be available.
Also the State Government has issued necessary guidelines to check the spread of corona virus. Thermal scanners will be installed at the entrance of all government offices also sanitizers will be kept at gate so that spread of coronavirus is checked.
