The Chief Minister also inaugurated "Chaitra Mela" by performing yajna in the temple.

Hooda congratulated the chief administrator, chief executive officer and members of the Shri Sheetla Mata Shrine Board for completing the construction work of the footover bridge in a record time of 55 days.

The Chief Minister took a round of the bridge and inspected the layout plans of the proposed dharmshala and parking facility opposite the temple.

He also felicitated the contractor of the footover bridge, Bhagirath Ram, and the architect of the proposed multi-storeyed dharamshala and underground parking, Ajay Bhardwaj, by presenting shawls on the occasion.

While appreciating the arrangements made by the district administration for the mela, the Chief Minister said the commissioning of the footover bridge would facilitate the devotees and ensure free flow of traffic on the road.

The devotees would now be able to enter and come out of the temple without causing any hindrance to the traffic on the road, he added.

Deputy commissioner Rakesh Gupta apprised the Chief Minister of the elaborate arrangements made for facilitating the devotees coming to pay obeisance in the temple during the mela. He said the close circuit TV cameras had been installed on the mela premises for ensuring security.

Apart from the Haryana police, the employees of Checkmate Pvt Ltd had also been deputed to assist the police in making the movement of devotees smooth and secure.