Urban Development and Tourism Minister Sudivya Kumar today said that Shravani Mela is the identity of Jharkhand and is linked to the faith of millions of devotees. The Jharkhand government is fully committed to the successful organization of the State Shravani Mela 2025 (11 July - 09 August). A confluence of faith, system and technology - this will be the identity of this year's fair. Therefore, all departments should work in mutual coordination so that devotees get a better experience with easy and safe offering of water.
The Minister chaired a high-level review meeting on Tuesday in the Devghar Parishad Auditorium regarding the preparations for the upcoming State Shravani Mela 2025.
Kumar said that with the aim of giving equal opportunity to the devotees, there will be a complete ban on out of turn darshan (VIP/VVIP Darshan) on all Mondays this year. He directed that better arrangements should be made for health center, information cum help center, tent city, drinking water, bathrooms, toilets, dustbins, cleaning system, Indra Varsha (mist cooling) and decoration and toran gate for the convenience of the devotees in the fair area.
During the review, Minister Sudhivya Kumar discussed the detailed plan of OP, traffic control center, crime control, vehicle parking place and route lining. He directed all the departments including power supply, urban development, drinking water and sanitation, tourism, public relations, health, building division to complete the work in a timely and quality manner so that the devotees can have a comfortable experience.
Kumar directed to ensure extensive use of technology in Shravani Mela 2025. These include AI based Integrated Mela Control Room, AI Chatbot - Information, Feedback and Helpline, AI based Traffic Management System, QR Code based Feedback System, Location Based Attendance System and Digital Pavilion.
State Tourism Secretary, Deputy Commissioner of Deoghar, Deputy Commissioner of Dumka, Director of Tourism and senior officials of various departments were present in the meeting.