🕉️ Maha Kumbh 2025 Ends, Prayagraj Prepares for Restoration
📅 Updated: March 2, 2025: After hosting 66 crore devotees over 45 days, the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj has officially concluded. Now, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a 15-day special cleanliness drive to restore the Mela grounds and ensure continued sanitation across the region.
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🚮 Key Highlights of the Cleanup Drive:
✅ 15,000 sanitation workers and 2,000 Ganga Sewa Doots deployed
✅ Temporary toilets (1.5 lakh) to be dismantled and removed
✅ Waste processed at Baswar plant in Naini
✅ Sangam ghats, roads, and Mela infrastructure under cleanup
🏆 Honoring Sanitation Workers
📌 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who emphasized a clean and divine Maha Kumbh, has honored sanitation workers for their service during the religious event. He directed officials to ensure Prayagraj remains clean for post-Mela visitors.
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🌿 Additionally, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation is focusing on:
- Enhancing greenery in and around the city
- Implementing long-term sanitation measures
- Maintaining the aesthetic and environmental appeal of the sacred site
🚛 Uttar Pradesh Fire Department’s Unique Initiative
🔥 The UP Fire Department has launched a special drive to distribute holy Sangam water to all 75 districts of the state. This initiative allows devotees who couldn’t attend the Kumbh to receive a sacred part of the event.
🔮 Maha Kumbh 2025: A Historic Event
🔱 Key Highlights of the Maha Kumbh 2025:
- Held once every 12 years, this was the largest religious gathering in the world
- Grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three ‘Amrit Snans’ took place
- The festival ended on Mahashivratri (February 26, 2025) with the final auspicious Snan (holy dip)
- Themed ‘Bhavya, Divya, Surakshit Maha Kumbh’, highlighting grandeur, spirituality, and safety
🔄 Post-Kumbh Plans: Ensuring a Clean and Sacred Prayagraj
🧹 With the conclusion of the festival, Prayagraj is transitioning back to normalcy, while the government focuses on sustaining cleanliness and improving the city’s infrastructure.
Will these efforts make Prayagraj a model for sustainable tourism? Stay tuned for more updates! 📢🕊️
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