President, PM, Residence Minister Possible To Attend Maha Kumbh: Yogi Adityanath
Mahakumbh Nagar:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday mentioned President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Residence Minister Amit Shah are additionally more likely to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela.
Addressing a press convention in Prayagraj after reviewing the preparations for Mauni Amavasya, Adityanath knowledgeable that programmes of the president, vp, prime minister and residential minister are deliberate on the Maha Kumbh.
Former president Ram Nath Kovind is at present concerned with the Maha Kumbh’s organisation, he mentioned.
Adityanath mentioned he was unable to take a holy dip on the Sangam on Makar Sankranti and Paush Purnima as he had chosen to limit himself for the comfort of seers and devotees.
“A lot of devotees are arriving on the Maha Kumbh from throughout the nation and overseas. Many international devotees have been deeply moved after taking a holy dip on the Sangam,” the chief minister mentioned.
He added that European vacationers singing praises of Prayagraj was really overwhelming.
“They have no idea Hindi, Sanskrit or Awadhi, however they have been chanting Hindi chaupais, Sanskrit mantras and verses linked to Sanatan Dharma with nice devotion. The reverence they expressed for Mom Ganga and the sacred locations right here was overwhelming,” the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief mentioned.
He highlighted the grand scale of the Maha Kumbh and lauded Prime Minister Modi’s imaginative and prescient for the occasion.
“The primary bathing occasions of Paush Purnima and Makar Sankranti have concluded, whereas the 2 Maha Snans — on Mauni Amavasya on January 29 and on Basant Panchami on February 3 — are nonetheless to return. Greater than 7,000 organisations have already arrived,” he mentioned.
The chief minister knowledgeable that an aerial survey of your entire Maha Kumbh space was performed on Sunday.
The full variety of individuals current on the occasion, together with devotees bathing on the Sangam, residents of Kumbh tents and different linked teams, has gone previous one crore, he mentioned.
“To make sure the comfort and security of such a big crowd, departments of each the central and state governments are working with full coordination amongst one another. The imaginative and prescient of a grand, divine and digital Kumbh is being realised, whereas additionally connecting the pilgrims’ religion with modernity and honouring their devotion,” he added.
To deal with all the problems, the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary, director common of police (DGP) and different senior officers have been despatched to the positioning, the chief minister mentioned.
Efforts have been once more made on Sunday to evaluate the progress, he mentioned, including that protecting in thoughts the main bathing occasions of January 29 and February 3, a overview of your entire association was performed.
Adityanath expressed confidence that with the blessings of Lord Prayagraj and Mom Ganga, the 2 main bathing occasions (Shahi Snans) will probably be accomplished efficiently.
Governors and chief ministers of assorted states in addition to Supreme Courtroom and excessive courtroom judges, together with representatives from totally different states, have repeatedly been visiting and bathing on the Sangam, he mentioned.
“There’s a huge presence of seers and devotees at present in Prayagraj, with quite a few non secular rituals being carried out. Whether or not home or international devotees, all are deeply moved after bathing on the Sangam,” he added.
On the overview assembly, Adityanath requested officers to strengthen the communication, cleanliness and safety programs on the mela.
He directed the officers to boost the group administration and communication programs within the mela space for the upcoming Republic Day in addition to Mauni Amavasya and Basant Panchami.
The chief minister emphasised the necessity for sturdy safety preparations in the course of the Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya and Basant Panchami.
“For higher crowd administration on particular days, the motion on the pontoon bridges needs to be saved one-way. Your entire mela space needs to be declared a no-vehicle zone on Mauni Amavasya and Basant Panchami. The feelings of the devotees should be revered and officers ought to proactively help anybody in want,” he mentioned.
Adityanath mentioned a state cupboard assembly is scheduled to be held on the Kumbh Mela on January 22 and directed for a well timed completion of all needed preparations for it.
Greater than seven crore individuals took a holy dip at Triveni on Sunday, the chief minister mentioned, including that eight to 10 crore individuals are anticipated to go to the positioning on the event of Mauni Amavasya.
He directed the officers to make sure an uninterrupted electrical energy and water provide, correct upkeep of bogs and cleanliness, maintenance of the pontoon bridges and a well-planned crowd-management technique.
He emphasised the necessity for constant publicity of the traffic-management and parking preparations to maintain the guests well-informed.
Referring to the expertise of Makar Sankranti, Adityanath mentioned after bathing, the devotees want to return to their locations promptly, necessitating the operations of Mela Particular trains all through the day.
He prompt having separate railway stations for routine trains and Mela Particular trains, and proposed that the routine trains be diverted or cancelled, wherever possible.
The chief minister directed railway authorities to make sure particular preparations from January 25 to February 5 with utmost vigilance.
Railway officers knowledgeable him that greater than 200 Mela Particular trains are deliberate for Mauni Amavasya.
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