The Garhwal commissioner Ravinath Raman chaired a review meeting and visited work sites of the proposed permanent and temporary works for the Kumbh Mela 2021. He directed that all the departments should submit their action plan for the Kumbh Mela 2021 by the end of this month. He also instructed that installation of street lights, plantation and beautification works be done on time.
The Garhwal commissioner directed that a security wall be constructed in the Gaurishankar island area to prevent human-wildlife conflict. It was informed at the meeting that the mandate for the works amounting to Rs145 crore for the Kumbh Mela has been issued and a sum of Rs 58 crore has been released. A sum of Rs70 crore has been allocated for nine works of the irrigation department out of which Rs27 crore has been released.
The commissioner expressed dissatisfaction at the slow pace of national highway construction works being carried out by NHAI, and also directed the official concerned to ensure that the work on flyover is started in a month and a half.
Before the meeting, Raman inspected the sites of the proposed permanent and temporary works for the Kumbh Mela.
He instructed all officials concerned that the works of temporary and permanent nature to be done in view of the upcoming Maha Kumbh should be done in a transparent and time bound manner with stress on ensuring the quality. Crowd control must be ensured in a systematic manner.
He inspected sites at Bairagi Camp, Neeldhara, Sati Ghat, Daksha island, Sinhdwar, Kanwar Patri, Ranipur Jhal, Lal Pul, Premnagar Ashram Ghat and other locations.
Kumbh Mela officer Deepak Rawat, additional magistrate Lalit Narayan Mishra, additional Mela officer Harbir Singh and other officers were also present.