Kumbh Special

Authorities at Kumbh Mela are doing their best to make this year’s Kumbh India’s cleanest festival – from a unique 'toilet cafeteria' that is spreading the word about Clean India mission to a 'Swachh Rath' doing the rounds of the grounds to educate pilgrims and tourists on ways to keep Kumbh clean, there is a lot of things at the mela that is drawing attention ...

Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti visited Prayagraj for the 2019 Kumbh Mela to review the sanitation arrangements made by the Uttar Pradesh government and interact with the 1,500 swachhagrahis working day and night to ensure cleanliness ...

Authorities of Kumbh Mela 2019 are confident that this time the festival will be the cleanest in the country’s history, with 1.22 lakh toilets installed to ensure an open defecation free (ODF) Kumbh Mela ...

Special emphasis is being laid on cleanliness and hygiene by building toilets, placing dustbins and managing the drainage system as Prayagraj(Allahabad) gears up to receive millions of pilgrimage during the Kumbh Mela which will be held from January 15 to March 4 on the bank of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati confluence called ‘the Sangam’ ...

Due to the heavy footfall in Prayagraj (Allahabad) during Kumbh Mela, National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and other authorities to display posters and banners to educate people with regard to waste management ...

Ahead of the Kumbh Mela 2019, PM Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address urged people to maintain cleanliness and said that if sanitation prevailed during the event, it will lead to a positive message reaching far and wide ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced installation of 1.2 lakh toilets in the city ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad that will be held next year from January to March ...