Mahakumbh-2025: Expo to spotlight B’khand transformation by Jal Jeevan Mission from at this time
Hundreds of thousands of holiday makers from throughout the globe attending Mahakumbh-2025 will get to additionally witness the exceptional transformation of Uttar Pradesh’s villages by the idea of ‘Swachh Sujal Gaon’ (clear and water-secure villages).
The Jal Jeevan Mission has revolutionised water accessibility, bringing faucet water to each family in Bundelkhand. This narrative of progress showcases Bundelkhand’s journey from despair earlier than 2017 to its exceptional transformation thereafter. Set throughout 40,000 sq. ft, a devoted exhibition in sector 7 of the tent metropolis will current this very vivid image of a affluent Uttar Pradesh, highlighting initiatives resembling PM Awas, CM Awas, gram panchayat improvement, and village photo voltaic power adoption, officers stated.
A digital nook may also give residents real-time details about their villages’ water, faucets, and provide standing. Beneath the Yogi authorities, the agricultural water provide and Namami Gange division has created this ‘Swachh Sujal Gaon’ to be showcased from January 10 to February 26, they added.
Themed ‘Answer to consuming water: new id of my village’, the initiative highlights how Bundelkhand, as soon as synonymous with water shortage, now stands as a logo of success in resolving the consuming water disaster.
The 47-day occasion will function quite a few programmes, providing a platform for rural ladies of Bundelkhand to share their tales of change. These embody life-altering experiences resembling villages in Banda, Jhansi, and Chitrakoot now witnessing weddings, which had been beforehand unattainable as a consequence of water shortages.
Ladies from Lalitpur and Mahoba will recount how entry to wash water has improved their lives, even addressing extreme well being impacts like hair loss attributable to carrying heavy water hundreds. The exhibition will present multilingual accessibility, with data in Hindi, English, Bengali, Telugu, and Marathi, guaranteeing inclusivity for a various viewers.
The agricultural water provide and Namami Gange division will set up a ‘Jal Mandir’ (Water Temple) at Mahakumbh-2025, providing a singular non secular and environmental expertise. On this temple, the Ganga will symbolically move from the locks of Lord Shiva, emphasising the message that water is a divine blessing, a life-giving useful resource to be cherished and conserved. Morning and night Jal Aarti ceremonies will additional amplify this message, integrating the story of the Jal Jeevan Mission and advocating water conservation.
