‘Speed up Mahakumbh works, maintain quality’
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday reviewed preparations for Mahakumbh-2025 in a meeting held at circuit house with the officials of the departments concerned here.
He directed the officials to complete the works related to the mega religious fair by October while maintaining quality.
Kumbh mela officer Vijay Kiran Anand gave a detailed presentation to Yogi regarding the different development works going on for Mahakumbh-2025.
The other concerned departments also presented the progress reports of the Mahakumbh works before the CM.
The CM instructed officials to ensure a clean, green and safe Mahakumbh. Yogi, while reviewing the works of Nagar Nigam, said instead of hoardings, the municipal corporation should put up display boards on PPT mode for broadcasting multiple advertisements at a time.
Big hoardings on the rooftops and terraces of homes should be removed to avoid Mumbai and Lucknow like mishaps, Yogi said. The signages in mela area and in the city should be in Hindi, English, Sanskrit and other regional languages as people from South India and even Nepal arrive in large numbers for the mega event.
Public facilities should be increased in mela area and in the city and arrangements of toilets, night shelters etc should be made near parking lots and railway stations, he added.
The CM said the Mahakumbh will get a global recognition as a “Divya” and “Bhavya” Mahakumbh if it is organised on models of cleanliness, safety and order.
There should be regular communication with stakeholders, public representatives, local traders and industrialists, different organisations, Akhara Parishad and seers.
“Bhardwaj Ashram and Dwadash (12) Madhav temples are the identity of Prayagraj. A special focus should be laid on them to return their ancient glory,” the CM said.
Rates of boats should be fixed and workers engaged in different
works like cleaning, electricity etc should be given proper training and given uniform and unique codes. Single use plastic should be banned at Mahakumbh. The boatmen should have life jackets and should be given proper training.
Each and every pilgrim should be treated well by police personnel. AI and other techniques should be used for traffic and crowd management. Electricity supply should be smooth and uninterrupted, Yogi said.
The CM also took information regarding the number of buses to be used during the mega religious event and said that shuttle buses should be used.
Reviewing works of Bridge Corporation, PWD, irrigation, Ganga Pollution Control Board, health and other departments, Yogi instructed them to complete them on time.