More than 50 million devotees have reportedly visited the Maha Kumbh Mela in India’s Prayagraj, one of the biggest spiritual gatherings in the world. The numbers have surpassed all the estimations of the authorities, who had expected over 40 million people. Taking a holy dip at the river in Prayagraj, where the Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati rivers merge, is the most important ritual during Kumbh Mela. How are the authorities ensuring the hygiene and cleanliness of the water body so that millions of people, both from inside and outside India, can take a holy dip? Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh claims that not even a single case of skin disease or other illness has been reported from the Kumbh Mela. He thanks India’s incredible scientific advancement for making the water clean and safe. “More than 50 million devotees have attended the Kumbh Mela. However, there has not been a sign of any diseases or epidemics,” Jitendra Singh, who was in Prayagraj to participate in the Kumbh Mela, told media persons.

What technology ensures cleanliness at Kumbh Mela?
The technology that ensures the hygiene of the water bodies has been contributed by the nuclear research centres in the country said the minister. The wastewater filtration plants in Prayagraj have been set up by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai and the Indira Gandi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam. Hybrid Granular Sequencing Batch reactors are used for water purification at Kumbh Mela. Besides, the technology of using microorganisms for water purification is also being used. The plant installed on the banks of the Ganga can filter or purify around one and a half lakh litres of river water on a daily basis. The plant apparently doesn’t take up too much space and is also cost-effective.

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The UP administration has also arranged special machinery to scoop out pooja materials and other things dumped by the devotees in the river. 11 permanent plants and three temporary plants have been arranged for the Kumbh Mela for wastewater treatment. Besides, more than 200 automatic dispensers are installed at various spots to ensure clean drinking water. 

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