Prayagraj: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while speeding up the preparations for the Maha Kumbh on his visit to Prayagraj, unveiled equipment and development projects worth Rs 237.38 crore for security, Swachhata Mitras and Ganga Sevadoots in the fair area. On this occasion, CM Yogi said that it is our good fortune that we are getting the opportunity to join this world’s largest spiritual and cultural event in Prayagraj.
Lord Veni Madhav, Mother Ganga, have given us all this opportunity that we all together participate in this grand and divine event and tell the crores of devotees coming from the country and the world about the importance of Prayagraj. Through this mythological and the world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, the impression of this rich cultural heritage of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh and India will be given on the world stage.
If we all have got the good fortune to join this event, then it is definitely the power of the virtues of previous births. He said that the preparations for this event are progressing rapidly. CM Yogi said that after the successful completion of this event going to be held from 13 January to 26 February, I will come here again to congratulate all of you.
Kumbh became a reflection of cleanliness, security and good governance in 2019-
In his address, CM Yogi said that I wish good luck to the sanitation workers, sweepers, sailors and all the personnel associated with this entire campaign, who laid the foundation of the Prayagraj Mahakumbh event to realize the vision of divine, grand and digital Kumbh. The Kumbh of Prayagraj has been successful in establishing Prayagraj as a global image in the whole country and the world under the inspiration and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Along with a grand, divine Kumbh, Kumbh can also become a reflection of cleanliness, security and good governance, every person coming through Kumbh feels relaxed and experiences immense spiritual peace, this scene was seen in the Prayagraj Kumbh of 2019. In that program of Prayagraj Kumbh, the Prime Minister washed the feet of the sanitation workers who made the concept of a clean Kumbh a reality and gave the message that if anyone is the foundation and the cornerstone of a clean Kumbh, then it is the sanitation workers, they should be respected and congratulated.
Mahakumbh 2025 will be bigger and grander than before-
He said that since morning, everyone is busy preparing for the programs that are going to be held at different places in Prayagraj. The 6 major bathings to be held between January 13 and February 26 include Paush Purnima on January 13, Makar Sankranti on January 14, Mauni Amavasya on January 29, Basant Panchami on February 3, Maghi Purnima on February 12 and Mahashivratri on February 26. He said that this time the area of Kumbh has been increased. Earlier the area used to be 1800 hectares, which increased to 2000, then 2500 and in Kumbh it reached 3200 hectares. This time it will be organized in a vast area of 4000 hectares. 25 sectors have been made. Apart from this, parking of 1850 hectares is also being provided at a fixed place from the Sangam coast. 14 flyovers and underpasses are being built. 9 concrete ghats are being built, 7 river front roads, 12 km. temporary ghat, 550 shuttle buses, 7000 roadways buses, 7 bus stands are being built. Along with this, the program is moving forward with the resolution that no dirt will be allowed to fall into the Ganga through bioremediation by tapping all the drains and sewers here. Along with this, the program of street art and wall mural is also going on here on 18 lakh square feet. The work of upgradation of four government hospitals and medical college of the city is also going on.
Extensive preparations are being made for Swachh Kumbh-
CM Yogi said that work is also progressing rapidly for Swachh Kumbh. In the last Kumbh, 1.14 lakh toilets were built, while in this Kumbh more than 1.5 lakh toilets are being built and more than 10 thousand sanitation workers are also being deployed in them. In the last Kumbh, 80 thousand tents were installed in the fair area, in this Kumbh their number is being increased to 1.60 lakh. In the last Kumbh, 22 pontoon bridges of 300 km were built, in this Kumbh 30 pontoon bridges of 400 km are being built. In the last Kumbh, 40700 street lights were installed, in this Kumbh their number has been increased to 67 thousand. Apart from this, 2000 solar hybrid street lights, 2 new electrical substations and 66 new transformers are being installed. In the last Kumbh, 1049 km of pipeline and 10 tube wells were installed, while in this Kumbh, 1249 km of drinking water pipeline, 200 water ATMs and 85 tube wells are also being installed here.
The idea of digital Kumbh is coming true along with the grand and divine Kumbh-
CM Yogi said that digital Kumbh is being promoted during Maha Kumbh. Under this, a digital tourism map of Prayagraj city is being developed. The program of digital cleanliness and digital security is being taken forward. He said that any person who comes will be able to find out all these programs digitally from his smartphone, where he has to go and which route will take him to his destination. CM Yogi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving in Prayagraj in the second week of December. He will participate in the inauguration program of Maha Kumbh projects worth about 6.5 thousand crore rupees here. Apart from a grand and divine Kumbh, a digital Kumbh has also been planned.
I have come here today to call upon the team that has to work to make Pana a reality. I am happy that its inauguration is starting here today with the respect of sanitation workers, sanitation workers, sailors. That is, we have provided full strength to the foundation stones. I am confident that the Urban Development Department, Energy Department, Water Power Department, Administration, Police and all other related departments together will be successful in presenting this grand and divine Kumbh to the world again in the same grandeur.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Minister in charge of Prayagraj district and Water Power Minister Swatantradev Singh, Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, Urban Development and Energy Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma, Mayor Ganesh Kesarwani, MP Praveen Patel, former minister and MLA Siddharth Nath Singh, Harsh Vardhan Bajpai, Piyush Ranjan Nishad, Guru Prasad Maurya, Deepak Patel, KP Srivastava, Surendra Chaudhary, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary Amrit Abhijat were present.
