Biz worth Rs.15,000 cr during event

“Apart from Allahabad, other nearby states like Rajasthan (Jaipur, Jabalpur, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Kota, etc), Uttarakhand (Nainital, Mussoorie, Auli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Ranikhet and Almora), UP (Agra and Lucknow) Punjab (Amritsar, Chandigarh and Ludhiana) and Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Kufri and Manali) will also be major beneficiaries in revenue generation, where large number of foreign tourists are expected to explore tourist destinations,” says Rawat.

The paper projects that Uttar Pradesh Tourism, privately-owned hospitals, traders, railways and international airports are likely to earn a whopping revenue of over R1,500 crore through increased inflow of foreign and domestic tourists.

FACT CHECK

Duration 55 days (January 14-March 10)

Area 1,936.56 hectares (52 sq km), spread over 14 sectors

Parking lots 99

Estimated number of pilgrims expected Approximately 900 lakh, with 300 lakh expected on Mauni Amavasya (February 10)

Total budget allocated Rs.11,000 crore

Police stations 30

Personnel on duty 12,501

CCTV cameras 85

Fire stations 30

Length of roads laid 156.20 km

Pontoon bridges 18

Length of water pipelines laid 550 km

No. of water connections 20,000

Drinking water supply 80,000 kl

Power consumed 30 MVA

No. of sub-stations in operation (various categories) 73

No. of hospitals 38

PDS shops in the area 125

Allotment of milk 400 kl

No. of temporary bus stations 5

No. of buses in operation 4,500

No. of railway stations in operation 7