Mahakumbh will be grand, divine, green, clean and safe: CM Yogi.

Prayagraj : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with senior officials and public representatives on Saturday to discuss the preparations for Mahakumbh-25 in Prayagraj. During the meeting, CM Yogi provided essential guidelines to ensure the event is divine, grand, green, clean, and safe.

In addition to this, the CM also reviewed ongoing development works with public representatives. He emphasized the importance of accelerating these projects and maintaining regular inspections. 

Following the meetings, CM Yogi paid tribute to martyr Chandrashekhar Azad by garlanding his statue on the Circuit House premises. He then planted a Bael sapling as part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign initiated by PM Modi under the ‘Ped Lagao Ped Bachao Abhiyan 2024’. 

CM Yogi later visited the Lete Hanuman Temple at the Sangam, where he offered prayers and sought blessings. Concluding his visit, he went to the residence of Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, where he blessed the newly married son and daughter-in-law of the Minister and presented them with a gift from the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme.

*Complete all tasks on time with quality by October*

During the meeting, Kumbh Mela Officer Vijay Kiran Anand made a presentation to CM Yogi. After that, various departments presented their progress reports on the preparations. 

The CM gave instructions to ensure that Mahakumbh is grand, divine, clean, safe, and green. He directed that all personnel on duty at Mahakumbh should be provided with nameplates and unique codes and that their training should be completed on time. 

Emphasizing cleanliness, he stated that single-use plastic should be completely banned in the Kumbh area to maintain a green Mahakumbh. He also instructed that all work should be completed on time and with quality, warning that negligence will not be tolerated. He ordered that all tasks be completed by October.

Additionally, the CM instructed that life jackets be provided to the boatmen at the Sangam and that their training be completed on time. Information on the online rates for purchasing jackets should also be provided to them. 

Signage in all major languages should be placed within the fair area. Display boards should replace hoardings in the city andu Kumbh area. Private buildings in the city should ualso have display boards instead of hoardings. 

The Chief Minister instructed Uumaintaining better ucoordination and continuous communication with all stakeholders involved uin the organization of Mahakumbh, including saints, public uurepresentatives, traders, and all institutions.

CM Yogi held a review meeting with local public representatives at the Circuit House regarding development projects. During the meeting, he instructed accelerating development works and asked public representatives to conduct inspections regularly. He also directed them to communicate with the people in their areas. Public representatives shared their suggestions with the CM, who then ordered the officials to implement these suggestions. 

In the meeting, the CM instructed the establishment of a Mahila Sanrakshan Grih for destitute women on land near the airport in Prayagraj, freed from the mafia. Additionally, he proposed setting up self-employment opportunities for these women, similar to the Krishna Kutir in Mathura.