The management of Kumbh Mela-2013 was declared the overall Gold Medal winner of CAPAM 2014 International Innovations Awards.
Besides, the state was also winner in the category of Innovations in Government Services and Programmes.
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The awards were announced and presented during the President’s Dinner at Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, Malaysia on October 21, 2014,
UP principal secretary information Navneet Sehgal informed here on Tuesday.
Kumbh Mela was held at Prayag, Allahabad. An estimated 100 million people converged in the city during the 55-day Mela which had started on January 14, 2013.
Maha Kumbh is held every 12 years. A temporary city spread over 2,000 hectares in Prayag was developed/redeveloped for pilgrims and tourists.
The Mela’s success has been attributed to the teamwork by both public and private sector stakeholders under the supervision of state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Urban Development Minister Azam Khan.
Logistical operations, apart from technological and management innovations, have been appreciated and recognised as a model for governance and management of urban conglomerations, temporary cities developed at other pilgrimage destinations and camps for victims of disasters and civil strife.
The then divisional commissioner of Allahabad, Devesh Chaturvedi, who is currently posted as UP planning department principal secretary, represented the state at the function.
Delegates from 53 Commonwealth countries had participated in CAPAM in the biennial conference.