Provision of proper health and hygiene facilities has also been something that the state government has been preparing for.
There are 14 allopathic medical centers, a 370-bed hospital, 35,000 toilets for special cottages, 340 ten-seater Sulabh toilets and 1,000 non-conventional toilets in the Kumbh area; there are 7,500 toilets that conform to the design developed by the Planning and Research Action Institute, Lucknow.
The UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has built five temporary bus stations, and will ply 6008 additional buses, augmenting the fleet of 892 buses that ply to the Kumbh area in the normal course.
The government expects approximately 90,000 passengers to ply to and from the Kumbh each day of the 55-day event.
