The 55-odd lakes and ponds across capital Ranchi have either been cleaned or are being spruced up for sun prayers scheduled on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. The RMC and local Chhath organisers seem to be toiling hard to ensure devotees don’t face inconveniences. Vijay Deo Jha does a recce of some crowdmagnet water bodies to see how prepared they are for the surge of faith
Jail Talab
Area: 3.5 acres
Footfall: 10,000
Organiser: Jail Talab Chhath Puja Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 3.5 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Four divers
Quality of water: Good
USP: An idol of the Sun God
Chadri Talab
Area: 2 acres
Footfall: 5,000
Organiser: Chadri Sarna Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 3 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: One (NDRF) diver
Quality of water: average
USP: Cultural programme
Hatania Talab
Area: 3 acres
Footfall: 20,000
Organiser: Bharatiya Youth Sangathan Mahachhath Puja Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 3.5 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Four divers; two boats
Quality of water: good
USP: Floral decoration
Kanke Dam
Area: 450 acres
Footfall: 50,000
Organiser: Bharatiya Yuva Vikas Club
Estimated budget: Rs 1.5 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Two NDRF boats
Quality of water: muddy
USP: Ideal location for selfie with Suryadev
Argora Talab
Area: 6 acres
Footfall: 20,000
Organiser: Argora Chhath Puja Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 10,000
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: 10 divers
Quality of water: good
USP: Newly built sun temple
Batan Talab
Area: 6 acres
Footfall: 7,000
Organiser: Chandrashekhar Azad Club
Estimated budget: Rs 2.6 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: 10 divers
Quality of water: good
USP: A well-maintained garden
Madhukam Talab
Area: 3 acres
Footfall: 10,000
Organiser: Navyuvak
Puja Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 70,000
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Five divers
Quality of water: good
USP: Pond recently renovated
Banas Talab
Area: 5 acres
Footfall: 5,000
Organiser: Nayak Sangh
Chhath Puja Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 1.60 lakh
Danger zone barricading: to be done
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: 30 divers (all club members)
Quality of water: good
USP: Performance by Padma Shri Mukund Nayak and his troupe
Ranchi Lake
Area: 52 acres
Footfall: 60,000
Organiser: Students’ Federation
Estimated budget: Rs 5.4 lakh
Danger zone barricading: yet to be done
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Two NDRF boats
Quality of water: polluted
USP: Sun temple on the banks
Divyayan Talab
Area: 5 acres
Footfall: 10,000
Organiser: Sarna Samiti
Morabadi
Estimated budget: Rs 3 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Three divers
Quality of water: muddy
USP: Free distribution of puja items
Dhurwa Dam
Area: 800 acres
Footfall: 50,000
Organiser: Dhurwa Chhath Puja Samiti
Estimated budget: Rs 2.5 lakh
Danger zone barricading: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Changing stalls: Yes
Number of divers/boats: Three NDRF boats
Quality of water: good
USP: Scenic beauty ideal for selfies.
Hatania Talab near Raj Bhavan on Monday. Manob Chowdhary
