Kumbh Mela 2013 at a glance

Factors considered for estimation of Pilgrim and Resource/Infrastructure Planning :

• Kumbh 2001 was for 44 days while Kumbh 2013 will be for 55 days (+25%).
• Country’s population was 102.87  Crore in 2001, it is estimated to be 121.02 Crore in 2011 (+17.6%).
• The State population was 16.61 Crore in 2001 which has risen to 19.96 Crore in 2011 (+20%).
• Allahabad Nagar Nigam had 9.75 lakh population in 2001 which was 12.47 lakh in 2011 (+28%).

Estimated Pilgrims during Kumbh 2013

S. NO.	Bathing  Days	Kumbh 2001		Kumbh 2013
		Dates	Estimated   Visitors	Dates	Projected Visitors
1	Makar Sankranti	14.1.2001	100 Lac	14.1.2013	110 Lac
2	Paush Purnima	09.1.2001	50 Lac	27.1.2013	55 Lac
3	Mauni Amawasya	24.1.2001	276 Lac	10.2.2013	305 Lac
4	Vasant Panchami	29.1.2001	175 Lac	15.2.2013	193 Lac
5	Maghi Purnima	08.2.2001	150 Lac	25.2.2013	165 Lac
6	Maha Shivratri	21.2.2001	50 Lac	10.3.2013	55 Lac

Comparative Chart Describing The Infrastrucure And Services Being Provided During Kumbh-2013

Mela

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	Area	Hectare	1495.31	1613.80	1936.56
2	sectors	No.	11	11	14
3	Parking Lots	No.	35	44	99

Police

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	Police Stations	No.	28	28	30
2	State Police Personnel	No.	9965	10913	12461
3	PAC	No.	35	45	46
4	Central Para Military Personnel	No.	7	40	40
5	CCTV Camera	No.	0	19	85
6	Variable Signage Board	No.	0	0	30
7	Fire Station	No.	28	28	30

PWD

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh - 2007	Kumbh-2013
1	Length of roads laid	Km	96.40	116.50	156.20
2	No  of Pontoon bridges	No.	13	14	18

Jal Nigam

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	KLs of drinking water supply	KLs	56000	76000	80000*
2	length of Pipelines	Km	340	458	550
3	No of connections	No.	15430	18523	20000
4	No of active tube wells	No.	28	38	40
5	No of OHT in operations	No.	2	2	5

Power

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	KWh of power consumed(Load)	KWH	18 Mva	23 Mva	30Mva*
2	Length of electricity lines	Km	565	665	770
3	No of Street light Points	No.	16865	18000	22000
4	No of private connections	No.	69489	94000	130,000*
5	No of Substations in operation (various categories)	No.	49	62	73

Health and Sanitation

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	No of Allopathic hospitals	No.	14	14	14
2	No of Homeopathy hospitals	No.	07	07	12
3	No of Ayurvedic hospitals	No.	10	10	12
4	No of beds in mela areas	No.	360	360	370
5	No of Toilets	No.
	Individual		20481	17000	35000*
	public toilets
	Sulabh Complex (10 Seaters)		20	105	340
	Trench Pattern		17100	12875	7500 (PRAI TYPE)
	Non-conventional  Toilets		0	0	1000*

Food and Civil Supplies

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	No of ration cards issued	No.	127000	117481	200000*
2	Allotment of Wheat	MT	13500	10000	16200
3	Allotment of Rice	MT	7800	5000	9600
4	Allotment of Sugar	MT	5000	-	6000
5	Allotment of K Oil	KL	11000	6600	13200
6	PDS shops in the mela area	No.	107	107	125
7	Allotment of milk	KL	118	84.2	400
8	Milk Distribution shops in mela area	No.	106	98	150

Roadways

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	No of Temporary bus stations	No.	4	4	5
2	No of buses in operation(Reg.)	No.	776	798	892
3	No of buses in operation(Spl)	No.	2824	2202	3608
4	No of Pilgrims	Lac	36.64	46.78	90.00*

Railways

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	No  of  stations  in  operation	No.	7	N/A	7
2	No  of  trains	No.	600	N/A	750

Irrigation

Sl. No.	Service/ Infrastructure	Unit	Kumbh-2001	Ardh Kumbh -2007	Kumbh-2013
1	Permanent Ghats	No.	0	0	4

* - Approximate.