More than 1,200 sanitation workers and 25 special lighting teams have been deployed across 72 ghats in run up to the Chhath festival scheduled in the second week of November, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) said in a statement issued on Monday. Hazaribag Municipal Corporation has begun preparations for Chhath Puja, with priority on cleaning, repairs, lighting and basic facilities at ghats across the city.