Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh is all set to host the historic Kumbh Mela and we invite people of Chhattisgarh to attend the fair said Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Dharampal Singh on Friday.
Singh was in the state to invite the citizens from Chhattisgarh for Kumbh Mela on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The fair is scheduled to be held in Prayagraj from January 15 to March 4.
Citing holiness of Prayagraj as well as the Mela at a press conference here, Singh informed that the city had been developed on the lines of a smart city. The UNESCO had also declared the fair as “An intangible cultural heritage of humanity, he said.
This time, the budget allocated for infrastructure development for organizing the fair has been hiked three-fold compared to allocation made in previous fair held in year 2013, he informed.
A total of Rs 4,200 crore had been spent by the Uttar Pradesh government to develop infrastructure facilities in Prayagraj for the fair, he said.
For security of pilgrims, Integrated Command Centre has been established which will look after crowd management. Special arrangements have been made by the government for maintaining cleanliness at the fair site, he added.
Representatives from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI), Pradeep Tandon, President Jindal Steel and officials of UP government were also present during the press conference.