All works related to Kumbh Mela 2021 will be completed on time, said the Urban Development minister Madan Kaushik while meeting office bearers of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP) here.
Discussing the preparations for the Kumbh Mela with ABAP national president Mahant Narendra Giri at the Charan Paduka temple in Niranjani Akhada, Kaushik said that Covid-19 has had some impact on the preparations for Kumbh.
However, now the execution of works has been accelerated. It is expected that preparations will be completed on time before the Kumbh Mela begins.Permanent construction works in the Akhadas will also start soon. Apart from this, work on the facilities provided to the public in the Mela area, including roads, drinking water, electricity and toilets will also be completed on time.
In this regard, officials and construction agencies have been directed to ensure the needful, said the minister. The ABAP president reiterated that the Kumbh Mela will be held in 2021 as per the pre-determined schedule.
Meanwhile, Mahant Durgadas met Giri and submitted documents, urging him to talk to the State Government regarding cancellation of the 2016 government order declaring the Ganga at Har ki Paidi an escape channel.