Sangam, the holy confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati—which hosts the Kumbh Mela and is recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, attracting hundreds of pilgrims every year to its banks—is about to witness a significant fillip to visitor-friendly companies.
A view of the Sangam space in Prayagraj (HT)
The Prayagraj Mela Authority (PMA) has begun steps to introduce golf carts for the advantage of vacationers and guests, particularly the aged and the in a different way abled, to go to varied websites on the Sangam banks, together with the banks of the sacred confluence, the Bade Hanuman temple hall, the Akshayvat temple, and so on.
A “Hop On-Hop Off” (HOHO) bus service, too, is about to be began by PMA to take guests from Prayagraj Junction to all key vacationer and non secular points of interest of Prayagraj at inexpensive charges. Requests for Proposal (RFP) for each these new initiatives have already been floated, with proposals invited until Could 15, shared Vijay Kiran Anand, Mela Adhikari, PMA.
“Both services are now necessary to promote tourism in Prayagraj city. Our effort is to provide comfort and ease to every visitor coming here,” he added.
After the Mahakumbh-2025, the variety of devotees visiting Prayagraj has elevated by 10 to fifteen%, declare officers. Numerous these devotees are aged and a few are in a different way abled. After by some means reaching Sangam, they usually face a number of problem in going to the temples. Many occasions, the automobiles they take are costly and so they must stroll for a number of kilometres. The golf carts would resolve this challenge, they maintained.
Officers stated that the PMA seeks to have interaction companies to supply, function, and preserve a minimal of 20 golf carts within the Sangam space. The chosen vendor shall function golf carts with a minimal seating capability of 8 (together with the golf cart driver). E-rickshaws, three-wheelers, auto rickshaws, and so on., shall not be thought of as golf carts. The chosen vendor might want to develop charging infrastructure with fast-charging capabilities, they shared.
Likewise, certified service suppliers have been invited to submit proposals for engagement of an company for offering the Hop-On Hop-Off (HOHO) Bus service for key vacationer locations inside Prayagraj. This service goals to supply handy, environment friendly, and eco-friendly transportation choices for vacationers visiting main points of interest within the metropolis, stated officers.
This service will cater to vacationers visiting the foremost points of interest throughout the metropolis, guaranteeing ease of entry and a seamless expertise for each native and worldwide vacationers, with the assistance of a fleet of buses working on designated routes connecting distinguished vacationer websites, stated officers.
In the meantime, PMA has additionally begun the method for buying trash skimmers and waste elimination boats embellished with aquatic weed elimination options for accumulating floating waste and weeds on the waters of the Ganga and Yamuna close to Sangam, in addition to a towing boat.
PMA has procured floating jetties with altering rooms that are to be organized at Sangam to supply folks with platforms for having a protected and safe bathing expertise. A towing boat serves as a sensible answer to tow the jetty platforms to the specified location throughout the Mela and transfer the jetties again to a protected location earlier than the beginning of the flood, stated officers.