Prayagraj mela authority to bring out e-almanac of fests, religious events

PRAYAGRAJ: The ninth board meeting of the Prayagraj Mela Authority was held under the chairmanship of divisional commissioner R Ramesh Kumar on Thursday.

Necessary proposals related to holding of annual religious fair Magh Mela-2021 were discussed in the meeting, said officials.

It was proposed to first identify some of the major festivals and occasions that are to be held throughout the year and give the responsibility of organising the same to the mela authority.

The authority will prepare an annual calendar and almanac which will also have detailed information about these festivals and religious events.

The mela authority has also been asked to release an e-almanac of fests and religious events every year, which will be shared with as many people as possible through online platforms, officials said. Instructions have also been given to start work on the e-almanac of 2021.

Mela authority will also start the work of creating a website or app of the annual fair soon.

Action plan of the upcoming Magh Mela 2021 in view of Covid-19 was also discussed such as obtaining compulsory Covid-19 negative RT-PCR reports from Kalpvasis, comprehensive survey in the camps of visiting institutions and creating a digital database of patients suffering from co-morbidity among others. Divisional commissioner R Ramesh Kumar instructed the administration to organise all the events related to Magh Mela as per the intention of the government, ensuring 100% compliance of Covid-19 protocols and taking care of social distancing.

IG KP Singh directed the police department to prevent illegal shops/ construction from taking place in the mela area and to keep a strict vigil for safety. In order to encourage tourism, it was proposed to run boats from various ghats.

District magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami suggested that the Boat Club and the army as well as mela authority would work jointly on it.