Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): In the run up to the Mahakumbh 2025, the UP government launched a ‘Kumbh Summit’ on Tuesday across eighteen tehsils of the state.
Additionally, the state government also highlighted ‘Kumbh Abhinandan’ road show which started from GPO Park and concluded at Marine drive earlier today (Tuesday).
Maha Kumbh 2025, a mega event is set to take place from January 14 to February 26, 2025.
The culture and tourism minister said that Prime Minister is also planning to visit the various sites in Prayagraj where Kumbh mela is going to take place.
Culture and Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh said that along with the Kumbh Summit, the government is going to organise Bal-Yuva Kumbh, Kala-Sanskriti Kumbh, Kavi Kumbh, Bhakti Kumbh across the 18 tehsils of the states.
“Preparations have been made to organise all those events. Lalit Kala Academy has been given the responsibility to organise the art and photography exhibition. Sangeet Natak Academy is given the responsibility to organise singing and dancing competition,” he said during a press conference.
He further urged the people assist people in spreading the message of the Kumbh mela and promote the values the mela represents.
“This is not just government’s program, it is successful because of common people’s program. So whoever is a sanatani believer, meaning anyone who stays in India, so for the success of the program, whatever assistance could be given in whatever form would be helpful,” the state culture and tourism minister said.
Earlier on October 6, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the government has set a deadline of December 15 to provide all the facilities to the devotees participating in the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj. He also said that the government is using AI tools to ensure safety, focusing on ‘zero plastic usage’ and expanding the area of the fiesta.
Explaining the arrangements and preparations, the CM said that the government is ensuring that no devotees have to walk for more than 1 km during the festival except for the 6 peak days, which include the festival of Makar Sankranti, Mouni Amawasya, Mahashivratri, Posh Purnima and Maghi Purnima.
The government has planned to facilitate the transport of the devotees with providing more than 700 shuttle electric buses. (ANI)
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