Yogi Adityanath Asks Officials To Start Preparations For Mahakumbh

LUCKNOW || After organizing the highly successful Kumbh 2019 as 'Divya Kumbh: Bhavya Kumbh' , the Uttar Pradesh government will make the next Mahakumbh in Prayagraj as a memorable one with exemplary arrangements and grandeur.

Making this announcement, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asked the officials to start preparations for the 'Mahakumbh' falling in 2025 and directed that the development works in Prayagraj should be planned while keeping the next Mahakumbh in mind. He also directed to observe 'Kalpvas' in the coming Magh mela in Prayag as per Covid protocol.

The CM directed the officials to expedite the construction work of Rajju Bhaiyya University in Prayagraj besides fast tracking the Rs 1600 crore Smart City Mission in the Sangam City. He also mentioned the parking woes in Prayagraj and put emphasis on multi-level parkings in the city.

He further pointed out that the construction of Lal Bahadur Shastri Homeopathic Medical College is lying pending since the last two and a half decades and should be completed fast.

The Chief Minister was reviewing the development projects of Prayagraj division comprising Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and Fatehpur through Video Conferencing. There are 30 mega-projects with cost of over Rs 50 crore each in the division.