The Kumbh Mela held in Haridwar during 2010 was held in a 650 hectare area but considering the need for more land due to the larger number of devotees expected to attend the Kumbh Mela here in 2021, the Kumbh Mela area is proposed to be 1454 hectares. The Kumbh Mela officer Deepak Rawat said this while chairing a meeting to review various aspects here on Sunday.
For the macro and micro level plants, officials of the departments concerned were directed to ensure that the departmental plans are finalised as per requirements well in time.
Various aspects including the Mela area, sectoral plan, Mahamandaleshwar Nagar, media center, police line, traffic line, radio line, cultural area, home guard line, amusement park, Laser show, helipad AYUSH and wellness centre will be planned and facilitated under the micro and macro plans. Rawat said that during the Mela area was spread across 650 hectares for the last Kumbh Mela here.
However, considering the greater number of devotees expected to visit and the land requirement for this, the Kumbh Mela for the 2021 event is proposed to be a total of 1454 hectares. This will include parking on 583 hectares and camps on 874 hectares. In comparison to the previous Kumbh Mela, nine more sectors will be made taking the total of sectors in the 2021 Kumbh to 41.
Parking sector will be facilitated at Shivalik Nagar, Jagjitpur, Haddipur Gaurishankar II, Kangdi Park, Shyampur Rishikesh and Tapovan.
In addition to this, Devpura Ehtmal was selected for Saptasarovar camping. In Kumbh Mela, eco-friendly low floor bus and Divyang Ghat will be built with better accessibility for the differently abled. Pink service e-rickshaws will be operated for women by women drivers.Additional Kumbh Mela officer Lalit Narayan Mishra informed that the process of facilitating a Divyang friendly ghat is also going on. In addition to this, special shuttle service for women will also be facilitated. Additional Kumbh Mela officer Harbir Singh said that portable toilets will also be installed in the Kumbh Mela. Such toilets are useful for the Kumbh Mela purpose and can be rented for the Mela.
A presentation on the same was made for the Kumbh Mela officer who asked information on aspects including the waste disposal. The final decision on this will be taken later.
Municipal commissioner Narendra Bhandari, sub divisional magistrate Kusum Chauhan, finance controller Virendra Kumar and other officials concerned were also present in the meeting.