Relive the spiritual extravaganza of the Kumbh Mela 2019 through our highlights section. The Kumbh Mela, held in Prayagraj, unfolded as a grand tapestry of devotion, culture, and divine energy. The Kumbh Mela, 2019 at Prayagraj was set up over 3200 hectares around Sangam and transformed the area into the biggest ephemeral city of the world.
Tent City
- Public accommodation, with a capacity of 20,000 beds
- Ganga Pandal, with a capacity to accommodate 10,000 people, is used for organizing cultural, spiritual, and official programmes with State-of-the-art facilities
- Four Convention halls, with modern and contemporary décor for each zone
Sanitation
- More than 1,22,000 toilets
- More than 20,000 dustbins with liner bags
- More than 15,000 sanitation workers
- 40 Compactors and 120 Tippers for disposal of waste
- More than 2,000 Ganga Praharis/Swacchagrahis are being engaged as foot soldiers
Traffic Planning
- 300 kms roads in the Mela area
- More than 84 parking areas for parking of more than 5 lakh vehicles
- 54 holding areas for crowd control during the Mela period
- 524 shuttle buses and thousands of CNG autos will be deployed
- More than 2,000 digital signages
Electricity
- 40,700 L.E.D Lights
- 1,030 Km L.T Line
- 105 Km Hypertension Line
- 175 High Masts
- 54 Temporary Sub Stations
- 2,80,000 Camp Connections
Drainage/Sewerage
- 150 Km HDPE Pipeline
- 850 Km Drains
- 100 Trolley Mounted Diesel Pumps
- 150 Km HDPE Pipeline
- 100 Trolley Mounted Diesel Pumps
Safe Kumbh
- 2 Command and Control Centres with 4 Viewing Centres
- 1135 Cameras at 268 Locations
- 24x7 Surveillance
- ICCC: Kumbh Mela area viewing operators – 120, call center operators – 30, video wall cubes – 20.
Vending Zones
- Theme-based vending zones for food stalls, grocery stalls, clothes, and utensil stalls etc.
- Online stall allotment system to ensure online registration and identification of vendors.
Beautification
- Beautification of important roads
- Planting of 2 lakh plants (with pots)
- Thematic Gates, Flags, Selfie points
- Beautification of major approach roads within a radius of 10 km from Prayagraj city
- Lighting and infrastructure development
Police Plan
- 4 Police lines
- 40 police stations
- 62 police outposts
- 40 Firefighting centres, 15 fire outposts
- 40 watch towers
- Over 1,000 cameras
Civil Supplies
- Ration cards to access civil supplies for over 10 lakh Kalpavasis
- Permits to access civil supplies for Akharas and Religious Organizations
Road Development
- Development of 9 ROBs
- Expansion of 6 RUBs
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NHAI is rebuilding and upgrading:
- Prayagraj – Pratapgarh Highway
- Raebareli – Prayagraj Highway
- Varanasi – Prayagraj Highway
Other Highlights
- Upgradation of 9 railway stations
- Construction of New Terminal at Prayagraj Civil Airport
- Building of jetties and point-to-point ferry services for pilgrims by Inland Waterways Authority of India
