Prayagraj: At a time when the entire Sangam city is being given a facelift to host Maha Kumbh starting Jan 14, 2025, preparations are being made to develop the Boat Club on the banks of Yamuna on the lines of chowpatty of Mumbai.
There are plans to set up handicraft stalls, eating joints and vending zones in the city’s first water sports centre. More equipment for water sports will be introduced.
For introducing these initiatives, a meeting was held under chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant regarding developing the Boat Club.Renovation of the premises and further developing the Boat Club as a tourist attraction was discussed. It was agreed to renovate it and develop it as an open-air restaurant on the terrace along with beautifying the surrounding ghats. In the meeting, officials also brainstormed about a laser show at the ghat near the boat club. It was decided that the fare for boats operated by the boat club would be reduced.
Tourists staying at the hotel can book boats directly from the boat club for Sangam. For this, talks will be held with the hotel association. Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), which operates the boat club, has been asked to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) of the entire scheme. Mela Adhikari, Vijay Kiran Anand, district magistrate Navneet Chahal, PDA Vice Chairman Arvind Kumar Chauhan and other officials were present in the meeting. Recently, the tourism department has started operation of an open-air restaurant, cruise boat and speedboat near the boat club which has increased earnings of the boat club.
In another development, special training will be given to officers, employees and people from other fields working in Maha Kumbh 2025. To deal with the challenges and improve behaviour of those working as tour guides, boatmen, volunteers, daily wagers, the Prayagraj Mela Authority has sought help from Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, Indian Institute of Information and Technology (IIIT)-Allahabad, GB Pant Institute of Social Sciences, Jhunsi and Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology (MNNIT). In the meeting chaired by Kumbh Mela Adhikari, Vijay Kiran Anand, the problems of tour guides, boatmen, volunteers, daily wage workers etc. were discussed. In the meeting it was decided to provide training to all sections.
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There are plans to set up handicraft stalls, eating joints and vending zones in the city’s first water sports centre. More equipment for water sports will be introduced.
For introducing these initiatives, a meeting was held under chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant regarding developing the Boat Club.Renovation of the premises and further developing the Boat Club as a tourist attraction was discussed. It was agreed to renovate it and develop it as an open-air restaurant on the terrace along with beautifying the surrounding ghats. In the meeting, officials also brainstormed about a laser show at the ghat near the boat club. It was decided that the fare for boats operated by the boat club would be reduced.
Tourists staying at the hotel can book boats directly from the boat club for Sangam. For this, talks will be held with the hotel association. Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), which operates the boat club, has been asked to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) of the entire scheme. Mela Adhikari, Vijay Kiran Anand, district magistrate Navneet Chahal, PDA Vice Chairman Arvind Kumar Chauhan and other officials were present in the meeting. Recently, the tourism department has started operation of an open-air restaurant, cruise boat and speedboat near the boat club which has increased earnings of the boat club.
In another development, special training will be given to officers, employees and people from other fields working in Maha Kumbh 2025. To deal with the challenges and improve behaviour of those working as tour guides, boatmen, volunteers, daily wagers, the Prayagraj Mela Authority has sought help from Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, Indian Institute of Information and Technology (IIIT)-Allahabad, GB Pant Institute of Social Sciences, Jhunsi and Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology (MNNIT). In the meeting chaired by Kumbh Mela Adhikari, Vijay Kiran Anand, the problems of tour guides, boatmen, volunteers, daily wage workers etc. were discussed. In the meeting it was decided to provide training to all sections.
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