Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 30: The Government of Uttar Pradesh is committed to organizing grand & divine Kumbh Mela this year at Prayagraj from January 15, 2019. Through the Mela, people will get an opportunity to get connected with their celebrated past.
This was stated by Swatantra Dev Singh, Minister of State (MoS), Independent Charge, Transport, Protocol & Energy, at a press conference in Jammu today. Addressing media persons, he said that UNESCO, keeping the importance of Kumbh in view, has included it in the list of “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”.
“The State Government earmarked an amount of Rs 2800 crore for Kumbh Mela-2019 along with the various projects of stable development. Besides, works of stable development are being carried out at Kumbh Mela and Prayagraj with a total amount of Rs 4300 crore from other budget. All these works will be very facilitating for the devotees visiting the Kumbh,” he added.
The MoS said that the whole world is participating in the event. Ambassadors of about 71 countries have witnessed the preparations for this grand event. They have unfurled the national flag of their countries on the bank of Triveni in Kumbh Mela area. For the first time, the Mela area is being brightened up by installing over 40,000 LED lights there.
To ensure representation of every cultural discipline of the country in Kumbh arrangements are being made for 30 thematic gates, over 200 cultural programmes of high quality, laser show on cultural topics, food court, vending zone, exhibitions and tourist walk.
For the first time, the Kumbh Mela Area has been brought under the surveillance of Integrated Control and Command Centre and CCTV Cameras.
On this occasion, Rakesh Gupta, president, CCI Jammu along with his team members, Arvind Pandey, Additional Transport Commissioner, Arshad Manzoor Danish, Senior Assistant Director and Head FICCI J&K State Council, Peer Ravi Nath, president, Shut Darshan Sadhu Samaj, J&K were present.
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