PM Modi Visits Prayagraj, Meets Saints and Performs Puja at Sangam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Prayagraj on Friday to oversee preparations of grand Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. On reaching the airport, he was there met by Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

He directly proceeded to Arail Ghat where he met Saints and performed ceremonial puja on the confluence site of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.

PM Modi was given a hearty welcome by sadhus and saints, and he boarded Nishadraj Cruise and reached Sangam from Arail. Thousands of people gathered to witness the function, and crowds lined all the roads from GT Jawahar Chowk to the pandal situated on the Sangam bank.

In order to take care of the huge crowd, entry for heavy vehicles was restricted.

Before his visit, PM Modi shared on X: "We are committed to making the Maha Kumbh divine and grand, ensuring every facility for devotees. Today, after darshan and puja in Prayagraj, I will review development projects related to Maha Kumbh and inaugurate several initiatives."

The Prime Minister will be inaugurating 167 development projects worth Rs 5,500 crores, including key infrastructure initiatives. This includes several corridors -- Akshayvat Corridor, Hanuman Temple Corridor, Saraswati Koop, Bhardwaj Ashram Corridor, and Shringverpur Dham Corridor.

Besides this, renovation and restoration work of 29 temples, new bridges, over bridges, and road projects, upgrades to railways, airports, and NHAI projects will also be inaugurated.

To ensure a clean and pollution-free Ganga, PM Modi will also be launching projects to treat and divert small drains flowing into the river so that untreated water does not reach the Ganga. More initiatives related to drinking water and electricity infrastructure will also be inaugurated.

PM Modi will also launch the Kumbh Sahayak AI Chatbot, designed to provide real-time guidance and updates to devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025.

Yogi Adityanath was seen inspecting preparations related to the PM's visit on Thursday, as the Chief Minister spent four hours reviewing proposed venues and ideas meant for the Prime Minister interaction plan at the Akhara.