Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that while making all the preparations for the grand event of Kumbh Mela 2027 in Haridwar, the works of permanent nature should be completed by October 2026. The works should be classified on the basis of priority and completed. All departments should take the works forward with mutual coordination.
During a high-level meeting held in the Secretariat on Wednesday in the order of preparation for Haridwar Kumbh 2027, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that organizing a grand and divine Kumbh is the top priority of the state government. He said that all the works related to the fair should be done keeping in mind the expanded area and the master plan. All sectors, routes, parking, ghats, camp sites should be clearly marked in the master plan, so that the necessary land can be acquired accordingly as well as the temporary use of the concerned land can be ensured. Also, to reduce the pressure of crowd, construction of new ghats, expansion of Kangra Ghat and repair of existing ghats should be completed on time. The Chief Minister said that encroachments on government land and roads should be strictly removed to ensure the smooth conduct of the fair. The Chief Minister said that all the works being done by UIDB in Haridwar Ganga Corridor should be completed on priority in view of Kumbh. The Chief Minister said that the Bahadarabad – Shyampur bypass under construction should be completed soon, so that its maximum benefit can be availed during Kumbh. Similarly, a master plan should be prepared for setting up special tents in Shyampur, Gandikhata and Chandighat areas. Similarly, traffic and parking system should be strengthened in the Kumbh area. Traffic diversion plan, parking space should be arranged for the convenience of devotees. Shuttle service should be considered if the parking is far away. Internal routes in the Kumbh area should also be repaired on time, local residents will also benefit from it. The work of strengthening the Mansa Devi, Chandi Devi pedestrian path should be completed on time. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that zero waste concept should be adopted for solid waste, adequate arrangements should be made for solid waste management, dustbins, recycling system and mobile toilets in the Kumbh area. Adequate arrangements for pink toilets and changing rooms should also be ensured for the convenience of women devotees. 24-hour cleaning should be done on the ghats and Ganga banks. Proper arrangements should be made for aarti and sitting for the devotees at Har Ki Pauri.
The Chief Minister directed the officials to complete all the arrangements related to the safety of the devotees during the Kumbh on time. Along with crowd management, traffic control and parking arrangements, all basic facilities should be provided at the parking places. Lifeguards, safety ropes and motor boats should be available at each ghat for the safety of the devotees. The Chief Minister said that special care should be taken that the devotees take good experiences from Uttarakhand, for this the passengers should be treated well. For this, the personnel should be trained from now on.
The Chief Minister said that health facilities should be kept strong in the fair area. Temporary hospitals, ambulances and mobile medical teams should be arranged in the fair area. Maximum use of IT and digital services should be made in fair management. Mobile apps, helplines and information centers should be established to provide real-time information to the devotees. He has directed the Chief Secretary to review the Kumbh Mela preparations in 15 days.
MLAs Madan Kaushik, Premchand Agarwal, Adesh Chauhan, Renu Bisht, Ravi Bahadur, Anupama Rawat, Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, DGP Deepak Seth, Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu, L Fenai, R Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Shailesh Bagoli, Nitesh Jha, Dr Pankaj Pandey, Dr R Rajesh Kumar, Dhiraj Singh Garbyal, Jugal Kishore Pant, Mela Adhikari Sonika and through virtual medium Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey, IG Garhwal Rajiv Swaroop and concerned District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police participated in the meeting.
