Uttar Pradesh Government Declares Maha Kumbh Area in Prayagraj as New District Ahead of 2025 Mela

PRAYAGRAJ: In a landmark move, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has declared the Maha Kumbh area in Prayagraj as a new district. This decision, announced on Sunday, aims to enhance administrative efficiency and ensure the smooth management of the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela, scheduled for January 2025.

The newly established district will be named Maha Kumbh Mela, reflecting its purpose of facilitating seamless operations for this grand religious event.

The decision was inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, articulated during the Magh Mela 2024 in anticipation of the Maha Kumbh 2025 event.

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Uttar Pradesh on December 13 to review preparations for Maha Kumbh 2025 and inaugurate significant development projects.

According to the official government order, “I, Ravindra Kumar Mandad, District Magistrate, in continuation of the instructions given in the Government's letter dated November 25, 2024, exercising the powers conferred under Section 2 (th) of the Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj Mela Authority, Prayagraj Act, 2017, hereby issue a notification to declare Mahakumbh Mela District for the organisation of Mahakumbh 2025."

The order further mentioned, "The boundary of the Mahakumbh Mela District will be as follows. The area of the revenue villages and the entire parade area described in Annexure-I will be included in the Mahakumbh Mela District/Mela Area."

The order continued by stating, "In the Maha Kumbh Mela district/Mela area, the Mela Adhikari, Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, will have the powers of Executive Magistrate, District Magistrate and Additional District Magistrate under Section-14 (1) and other relevant sections of the Indian Civil Defense Code, 2023 and all the powers of the District Magistrate under the said Code or any other law currently in force and will have the right to exercise all the powers of the Collector in all categories of cases and to perform all the functions of the Collector under Section-12 and other relevant sections of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 (as amended by the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2016 (U.P. Act No. 4, 2016)) by appointing an Additional Collector in the said district. This order will come into force with immediate effect."

The Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, is set to take place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, from January 13 to February 26, 2025.

The Maha Kumbh Mela is anticipated to be a landmark event in promoting Indian culture.

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