{"id":14371,"date":"2019-01-05T17:22:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T17:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=14371"},"modified":"2019-01-05T17:22:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T17:22:36","slug":"rs-4300-crore-earmarked-for-maha-kumbh-mela-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=14371","title":{"rendered":"Rs 4300 crore earmarked for Maha Kumbh Mela 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shri<\/a>
\n\"Faceinews<\/a>
\nChennai: A total allotment of Rs 4300 crore has been made for creating
\nall necessary infrastructure for Maha Kumbh Mela 2019 at Prayagraj,
\nformerly called Allahabad, from January 15, said Jai Pratap Singh,
\nMinister of Excise and Prohibition, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
\nAddressing the media here on Saturday under the auspices of FICCI, he
\nsaid the Chief Minister of
\nUttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has made him an ambassador to promote
\nPrayagraj Kumbh, which has UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage of
\nhumanity acknowledgement.<\/p>\n

He said the whole idea is to promote spiritual tourism and showcase
\nUttar Pradesh to the outside world.
\nHe also said the state government is making elaborate arrangements for
\nthe successful organisation of the Kumbh 2019, which will see a
\ngathering of over 20 lakh people from all over the world.<\/p>\n

\"Shir<\/a>
\n“The UP government has already launched the new logo of Prayagraj
\nKumbh 2019 in accordance with the nature of the event,”he said and
\nadded, “Special priority has been accorded to providing better
\nfacilities to the devotees and tourists attending the Kumbh for all
\nits religious and cultural fervour.”<\/p>\n

Shri. Jai Pratap Singh said that the state of Madhya Pradesh also held a
\nKumbh Mela two and a half years ago to attract people from different
\nwalks of life and make them partake of the spiritual food offered at
\nthe event. He said that the people from south visit Ayodhya and the Ram Mandir
\nand this time they can come to Prayagraj to enjoy the events
\nassociated with the grand Kumbh happening on the confluence of the
\nmighty Ganga.<\/p>\n

The holy event is organised at four places in the country and the
\nevent held at Prayagraj is the subject of special curiosity and
\nattraction for the country and the world.<\/p>\n

The UP minister said the state government is committed to
\nproviding a devotionally and spiritually changed atmosphere to
\npilgrims coming to the event, adding, “In this most massive human
\ncongregation of humanity, people of over 6 lakh villages of India
\nalong with the overseas devotees will participate.”
\nFor the convenience of pilgrims, the minister said the facility of
\nreaching the place by air, road, rail and river has been made for the
\nfirst time.
\nJai Pratap Singh said, “The UP government is making efforts to
\nfamiliarise the world with the high-quality life, conduct and thoughts
\nof Indian culture through Kumbh Mela.”
\nFor the convenience of devotees visiting the Kumbh, the UP government
\nhas made available the facility of modern and smooth traffic movement
\nto Prayagraj by constructing flyovers and widening railway underpasses
\nbesides creating traffic crossings. It is also for the first time, the
\nKumbh area is being brightened up by installing over 40,000 LED
\nlights.<\/p>\n

Efforts are on through road shows in various states to bring the
\npeople to the Kumbh and there will be programmes on ancient cultural
\nheritage as also cultural, food festivals and more. There are
\nfacilities for housing, meal, tours and holy bath and a tent city is
\nbeing developed in the Kumbh Mela area.<\/p>\n

As Kumbh 2019 has been linked to the concept of Cultural Kumbh, Safe
\nKumbh and Digital Kumbh, the UP government is laying special emphasis
\non cleanliness during the event and there are 122000 toilets available
\nfor the pilgrims as against only 34,000 toilets during the previous
\nKumbh.
\nThere are efforts to keep the banks of Ganga and Triveni clean and the
\nwaters of the holy rivers polluting free.
\nPrayagraj city has been beautifully decorated with pictures and
\ndrawings of Indian culture and art.
\nThe walls of Prayagraj are showcasing Indian culture in the most effective way.
\nT R Kesavan, Co-Chairman, FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council and President
\nand COO, TAFE, in his welcome address, said the first Kumbh dates back
\nto 644 AD on the banks of Ganga in Prayagraj and there is so much of
\nthe importance attached to the holy event all because of its connect to
\nastronomy, astrology and socio-cultural traditions of yore.
\nHe said the UP minister’s presence will make the people of Tamil Nadu
\nunderstand the significance of Maha Kumbh Mela 2019 and make their
\nattendance at the important spiritual event.
\nHe also recalled his earlier trips to Allahabad and the place that had
\nall the essence of modernity.
\nRuban Hobday, Head, FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council, spoke on the
\nimportance of Kumbh Mela and FICCI’s association with the government
\nof UP in promoting the most happening event on the earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chennai: A total allotment of Rs 4300 crore has been made for creating all necessary infrastructure for Maha Kumbh Mela 2019 at Prayagraj, formerly called Allahabad, from January 15, said Jai Pratap Singh, Minister of Excise and Prohibition, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Addressing the media here on Saturday under the auspices of FICCI, he said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14371"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14374,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14371\/revisions\/14374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}