‘Kumbh is a symbol of Sanatan and India’s faith’, CM Yogi said at the inauguration of Mahakumbh Digital Media Center

Maha Kumbh 2025: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is constantly keeping an eye on the preparations for Mahakumbh, in this sequence, CM Yogi Adityanath reached Mahakumbh Digital Media Center in Prayagraj on Thursday (January 9). Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Mahakumbh Media Center built in the Mahakumbh complex. CM Yogi Adityanath held a media briefing in the media centre. CM Yogi Adityanath has said, “Maha Kumbh is a symbol of eternal pride, I am happy that after so much eagerness and waiting, there is happiness on your faces.” ‘I greet you.’

CM Yogi said that organizing Mahakumbh after 12 years and auspicious time after 144 years is a matter of good fortune for this generation, the double engine government has got the opportunity to organize Mahakumbh, a symbol of Sanatan pride. Yajurveda says that the entire world is seen gathering in the form of a nest, this is also visible on the land of Sangam. The Chief Minister said that he had gone to see the arrangements in the Akharas and other sectors from 2 pm, he is going to witness this event as he has respect for Sanatan Dharma and India and Indianness. Kumbh is a symbol of Sanatan and India’s faith.

People will see new things in Digital Kumbh-CM
Yogi Adityanath said that, to organize this event in a concrete way, PM Modi had offered prayers at Sangam Nose on December 13, more work will be done for Prayagraj City and Mahakumbh Mela area in Mahakumbh 2025 than what was done in Kumbh 2019. Happened. Prayagraj is also welcoming people by creating a new confluence of faith and modernity. People will get to see many new things in Digital Kumbh. The area of ​​Mahakumbh is situated on the banks of Mother Ganga and Yamuna. CM said that there is time till December for the event, due to the floods we had a total of two and a half months time for preparations. A plan was prepared to organize Mahakumbh on ten thousand acres, Prayagraj Mela Authority worked to increase each and every work.

CM Yogi Adityanath said that 30 pontoon bridges and 500 km of checkered plates have been laid. One and a half lakh toilets and more than one and a half lakh tents have been installed. CM said that, before 2019, those who had nothing to do with Mahakumbh had made it synonymous with filth, but in 2019, a divine and grand event took place under the leadership of PM Modi. Mahakumbh is providing uninterrupted and clean water. Better arrangements are being seen in the Mahakumbh of 2025 than the Kumbh of 2019. Sectors have been increased in Mahakumbh area, sectors have been increased to 25.

56 additional police stations created for security- CM
The Transport Corporation has arranged more than 550 shuttle buses for the devotees. More than 300 electric buses have been installed by the Urban Development Department. Apart from this, devotees will also be able to travel by e-rickshaw, 5000 acres of space has been identified for parking. To ensure that Mahakumbh remains safe, 56 additional police stations have been created. Every activity is being monitored, for this anti-drone technology is being used. To ensure that the faithful devotees coming to Mahakumbh do not face any problem, the government is working to take it forward systematically by involving the local administration, public representatives and various institutions.

The Chief Minister said that all the thirteen Akharas have set up their camps, Khak Chowk, Dandi Bada and Acharya’s institutions have also been set up, Prayagwal has also completed its preparations. In a day or two, thousands of Kalpavasis will also reach Mahakumbh. There are a total of six bathing festivals in Mahakumbh, but the royal bath will be held on Makar Sankranti, Mauni Amavasya and Basant Panchami. 8 to 10 crore devotees will come on Mauni Amavasya, 5 to 6 crore devotees will come on Basant Panchami, a large number of devotees are also going to come to Prayagraj on the festival of Makar Sankranti.

Railways also prepared for Mahakumbh
Railways has run more than 3000 special trains, Prayagraj already had flights from 10 cities for air connectivity. Now 14 new flights have been added, 8000 buses have been arranged by the Transport Corporation for the devotees. Separate waiting areas for passengers have been created at railway stations, mobile ticket counters have also been opened at railway stations and platforms. Digital display boards have been installed at various places, on which information about various services will be available. The journey of the devotees coming to Mahakumbh should be wonderful and supernatural. Arrangements are being made to make this journey unimaginable for them.

After coming to Tirtharaj Prayag, the corridors of Akshay Vat, Patalpuri, Saraswati Well, Bade Hanumanji Corridor, Maharishi Bhardwaj Corridor, meeting place of Lord Ram and Nishadraj and Shringverpur corridor have been established. Dashashwamedh Ghat and temple, Nag Vasuki and Dwadash Madhav temple have been renovated. Concrete ghats have also been built in Prayagraj and a 12 kilometer river front road has been built. CM Yogi said that there is enough water in the Sangam, the water is continuous and pure, water will remain continuous only when there is enough, everything is present here. For crowd management, facilities have been provided by meeting experts. All arrangements have been made to move forward.

CM Yogi said that the Prime Minister’s vision was that Mahakumbh should become a gathering of faith and modernity, hence PM Modi launched an AI chat board which is capable of giving information in 11 languages, a contract has also been signed with Google. So that the devotees coming to Maha Kumbh can easily reach any place through Google Map, in 2019 you people had presented the Kumbh of Prayagraj in front of the country and the world as a wonderful confluence of faith. Yagraj City has got a new identity from Kumbh, which it deserves, work has been done to present it in a systematic form. Due to which UNESCO, with the inspiration and efforts of PM Modi, included Prayagraj Kumbh in the intangible heritage of humanity.

CM targeted the opposition
The Chief Minister said that in order to pave the way for the welfare of world humanity, this media center is being dedicated to you all. Here media personnel, in case they need interviews or reference books, can be available on one platform. The Information Department has established a Media Center to serve the media personnel. Mahakumbh is going to be associated with the world’s largest religious and spiritual event with the fusion of faith and modernity. There are only two countries in the world whose population is more than 40 crores, before which the governments had made Kumbh synonymous with filth and stampede. There was chaos and filth in the previous governments; the previous governments did not respect faith.

The government is also trying to see how this event can bring happiness in people’s lives, a growth of Rs 2 lakh crore is going to happen in the economy through Prayagraj Mahakumbh alone. The plan that has been prepared for Prayagraj Mahakumbh to be a clean, safe and modern gathering is in front of you, your role will be important in presenting Prayagraj Mahakumbh as a better tourist destination. With the participation of the fourth pillar of democracy, this Mahakumbh is being organized. It will help in making the event successful.

During this, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Cabinet Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and DGP Prashant Kumar were present along with CM Yogi Adityanath. Apart from these, BJP MP Praveen Patel, BJP MLA Guru Prasad Maurya and SP MLA Pooja Pal were also present on the stage with CM Yogi.

CM Yogi will participate in these programs today
CM Yogi has come to Prayagraj on a two-day visit to finalize the preparations for Mahakumbh. CM Yogi inspected the bathing ghats via boat. He went to Sector 20 Akhara Nagar and talked to the saints of Sahara Akhara. CM Yogi Adityanath has a dinner program with two saints from all the thirteen Akharas. CM Yogi will inaugurate the UP State Pavilion Exhibition in Sector 7 of Mahakumbh today i.e. on January 10. After this, CM of Art Kumbh exhibition also Yogi Adityanath Will inaugurate.

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