Lucknow, 3 December (IANS). A big ‘gift’ has been sent by the Central Government for the world’s largest cultural and spiritual gathering ‘Maha Kumbh-2025’ starting from the coming month of January in Prayagraj. On the request of Uttar Pradesh Government, the Central Government has approved a special grant-in-aid amount of Rs 2,100 crore and released Rs 1,050 crore as the first installment.
Maha Kumbh is scheduled to be organized between 13 January 2025 to 26 February 2025. The state government had sent a proposal to the Center to approve funds as a one-time special grant for the safe organization of the Maha Kumbh Mela.
The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh is already spending Rs 5,435.68 crore on organizing the grand, divine and digital Mahakumbh. This amount is being spent by the government on 421 projects for Mahakumbh.
At the same time, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wrote on social media, “Under the successful guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the double engine government is determined to make the world’s largest cultural and spiritual gathering ‘Prayagraj Mahakumbh-2025’ divine and grand. In this series, a special grant-in-aid amount of Rs 2,100 crore was sanctioned, out of which the first installment of Rs 1,050 crore has been released today with the support of the Central Government. This will help in making a clean, safe and well-organized Mahakumbh a reality for the devotees. Heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister for this gift which will help in achieving the concept of divine-grand-digital Mahakumbh.
So far, financial approval of Rs 3,461.99 lakh has been issued by the state government. Apart from this, 125 projects worth Rs 1,636.00 crore are being implemented by various departments, including Public Works Department, Housing and Urban Planning Department, Bridge Corporation, Tourism Department, Irrigation, Municipal Corporation Prayagraj from the departmental budget head.
Under Maha Kumbh-2025, infrastructural facilities, which include railway overbridge, railway underbridge, strengthening and widening of roads, interlocking roadways including erosion prevention work on river banks, construction of river front, development of Prayagraj in coordination with Smart City and Prayagraj Development Authority. Under the action plan to be developed as the best smart city, theme based beautification of all the intersections, IT based monitoring etc. works and cleanliness for the devotees. The drinking water system is being operated smoothly.
Apart from this, in coordination with Swachh Bharat Mission and Municipal Corporation, Prayagraj, high quality arrangements are being made for the cleanliness and hygiene of the city. Solid waste management and the city is being covered with 100 percent sewerage treatment.
Apart from this, various innovative experiments like construction of Digital Kumbh Museum and construction of tourism route circuit (Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Varanasi-Vindhyachal-Chitrakoot) etc. are being done under Maha Kumbh 2025.
Under Maha Kumbh-2025, excellent arrangements are being made for the movement of devotees, tourists and visitors and for taking holy bath. Also, Mahakumbh 2025 is targeted to be developed as Divya Mahakumbh, Grand Mahakumbh along with the concept of Clean Mahakumbh, Safe Mahakumbh, Sugam Mahakumbh, Digital Mahakumbh, Green Mahakumbh.
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