Preparation for the 15-day Rajim Kumbh Mela beginning February 14 at Rajim gained momentum when a top official of the Special Task Force set up for the purpose paid a visit to the site on Sunday.
Girish Bissa, the secretary of the task force committee visited the site, spent more than six hours and chalked out necessary plans to make this year’s mela a grand success. The Raman Singh Government which made a hat-trick in the last’s month elections has been planning to make this year’s festival more attractive and it was because of that elaborate preparations are being done much before.
Bissa who was accompanied by several other members of the Task Force also met the local leader and first time legislator Santosh Upadhyaya and discussed with him about the preparations planned and sought his suggestions. Speaking to reporters, Bissa said this year the Kalpavasa will be held from January 16 to February 14 and preparation was already underway to make the rituals without any trouble. The Kalpavasa Vratha is an esoteric pilgrimage performed during the Kumbha Mela. He said the importance of this year’s Mela is evident from the fact that, the first file Cabinet minister Brijmohan Agrawal signed after taking oath of office, was on Rajim Kumbh Mela.