Lucknow/Prayagraj,

05 Feb (H.S.): AK Sharma, who is Urban Development and energy minister of Uttar

Pradesh, has been saying since beginning of the Maha Kumbh that this Maha Kumbh

is an old tradition of India and may have been organised thousands of times. However,

it is happening in modern India this time. He also said that they're working

for the organisation of the Maha Kumbh with that spirit and with an intention

to showcase India's prowess to the whole world. Sharma and his team seems to

have succeeded in this mission.

A

lady NRI who had come from USA was all praise for the facilities and

arrangements at the Maha Kumbh. She was even more baffled when told that the

Maha Kumbh area presently houses a bigger population than the population of

USA. Another person originally grom

Bengal but settled in Uganda commented that

the facilities at the Maha Kumbh are superb. Other groups including those from

Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, and a number of other places

have been found commenting that the facilities in the Maha Kumbh are better

than those found in the established and and developed cities

Foreigners

from all over the world have been praising the spiritual and physical

experiences which they are getting in the Maha Kumbh. Particularly, they seem

to be impressed with the cleanliness and lighting arrangements.The reason for

this is that the planning for the Maha Kumbh has been very meticulous,

execution has been flawless and regular watch and attention is being paid on

maintenance of the services, particularly cleaning and hygiene said Sharma.

Minister

Sharma also gave some of the concrete examples to show the size and scale of

the Maha Kumbh arrangements. He also added that India can do anything, can

create anything and can deliver anything.

1.

1200 kms of drinking water pipelines have been laid on war footing to make

water reach at every nook and corner of the Maha Kumbh area which is spread

into more than 4000 hectares of land.

2.

More than 70,000 drinking water tap connections have been given to the tents,

offices, shops, Institutions and in public areas.

3.

250 water ATMs have been put to provide pure water on a 24 seven basis

4.

1.5 lakh toilets have been made for the visitors and are regularly cleaned.

5.

More than 20,000 cleanliness workers, thousands of machines and equal number of

supervisory officers have been put in service to maintain cleanliness and

hygiene which is becoming a subject of appreciation in the Maha Kumbh.

6.

More than 1.25 lakh tents have been put to house individuals, religious

organisations, government institutions and charitable organisations.

7.

More than half 1 million electricity connections have been given to these tens

which house these facilities

8.

75,000 LED street lights have been put

9.

Thousands of kilometres of temporary roads have been made in the mela area to

make people's journey comfortable.

10.

30 Temporary bridges called pontoon bridges have been erected over the rivers

so that people can cross from one bank to the other bank and can take bath

wherever they want.

11.

A number of new bathing ghats have been made,

12.

A New riverfront has been made with full modern facilities

13.

Most of other mythological places in Prayaag which are very important from

religious point of view have been developed with world class facilities. They

include Bharadwaj Ashram, Lete Hanuman Ji temple, Beni Madhav Temple, Naag

Vasuki Temple, nearby place of Nishadraj, Akshay vat tree corridor and a number

of others.

14.

Moreover, to enable empower and energise all this, the latest scientific and

technological tools and systems have been deployed. They are helping the

authorities to manage various issues facilities and services in an efficient

manner.

15.

They include 2700 AI cameras 52,000 Geotag electric poles and two three

deficated command and control centers.

16.

Similarly, Modern Equipments for fire fighting as well as for dealing with

human security, face recognition wtc have been deployed.

17.

You can find dust bins at every 20 meters. You can find latest machines doing

cleaning, water spraying and sprinkling on the roads. You can find latest

machines doing river cleaning.

18.

You can also find latest lighting equipments which are lighting some of the

oldest bridges across the Mela area.

19.

Neither last nor the least, you can also feel the latest gadgets which have

been deployed for Light and sound management in the Mahakumbh area.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi