There will be no compromise as far as the quality of works for the Kumbh Mela 2021 is concerned. A third party will be invited to check the quality of the works. The Kumbh Mela officer Deepak Rawat said this while conducting an inspection of the long term permanent works being undertaken for the Kumbh Mela 2021 in Haridwar on Tuesday. He said that the main focus will be on the permanent works but if and when needed, temporary works will also be executed. Rawat, along with the Kumbh Mela senior superintendent of police Janmejay Khanduri and other senior officers concerned, inspected the sites regarding works to be undertaken for traffic management and crowd management for the Kumbh Mela 2021. First he inspected the Haridwar railway station along with the railway station superintendent and other railway officials.
The utility of the two new bridges proposed at the railway station was checked at the site. The Kumbh Mela officer directed the Haridwar railway station superintendent to prepare an action plan from the view point of crowd management.
During the inspection, the officials inspected the site for works to be undertaken on Kanwad Patri near Ranipur Jhal. The Lalpul bridge which provides link to the most crowded area of Haridwar, Jwalapur was also inspected by the officials.
During the inspection, the Kumbh Mela officer instructed all the officials concerned to ensure that all the works are completed on time. For this purpose, the estimates and other works should be completed immediately, he stressed.
The additional Kumbh Mela officer Lalit Narayan Mishra, officials of Public Works Department, electricity and drinking water departments were also among those present during inspections.