Maha Kumbh 2025: Since it is expected that more than 40 crore devotees will attend the Mela, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government will add as many as 5,000 new buses to the UPSRTC fleet to ease transport for devotees during the Mahakumbh.
According to a formal statement from the chief minister’s office, the government will spend roughly Rs 2,000 crore to purchase 5,000 buses.
The government has allocated Rs 6,800 crore for the Kumbh Mela this year, which is expected to draw over 40 crore devotees. This is more than the Rs 4200 crore allocated for the Mahakumbh Mela in 2019, which drew over 24 crore devotees.
Furthermore, 3700 hectares of land are suggested for the fair’s organisation. The Department, by March 2023, will purchase about 1,575 buses.
“Of these, 1200 buses will also be included in the fleet. It may be recalled that the Kumbh Mela is being organized at a massive scale since 2019 in the state. The area of the fair has also been increased by about 15 per cent. The number of devotees participating in this fair is expected to be about 40 crores this time,” reads the statement.
It also stated that the UP Roadways would get away of their outdated buses. According to instructions from the Chief Minister, a plan has been established to buy new buses before the Mahakumbh, according to Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh.
“The fleet is gradually incorporating new buses in a planned manner. A total of 2000 buses have been purchased, and they will shortly transport passengers “Said Singh.
Sanjay Kumar, MD of UP Roadways, claims that 1575 buses will be purchased by March 2023 in accordance with the department’s plan for bus purchases.
“Out of this, 1200 buses will join the fleet. The rest of the buses will join the fleet in April-May. After this, between April 1, 2023, and March 2024, UPSRTC will purchase 2,000 new buses. Moreover, from April 1, 2024, till December 2024 i.e. 8 months before Mahakumbh, the remaining 1500 buses will also be purchased. These buses will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The government will spend about Rs 2,000 crores to buy 5,000 buses,” Kumar said.
UP Roadways will also abandon dilapidated buses
According to Sanjay Kumar, the department is working to replace the old and dilapidated buses with new buses having state-of-the-art facilities.It is worth mentioning that there are 11,200 buses in the corporation’s fleet.
“These new buses will be exclusively used to bring passengers from long distances to Mahakumbh. With this, the journey of a large number of devotees coming to Mahakumbh will be easier. Buses will be available every 10 minutes on each route to reach here. These buses will serve to bring the passengers to Sangam city and take them back,” the statement added.
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