State-of-the-art disaster response vehicle deployed at mela area

experienced a sudden change in weather. Light showers in the morning posed some hurdle in the preparations for the Mahakumbh starting next month.

- HT Correspondent

PRAYAGRAJ: The city on Saturday

According to the chief engineer (Prayagraj) of the public works department, AK Diwedi, around 550 workers laid checkered plates at the Mahakumbh venue on Saturday amid the showers. "The sudden change in weather did pose some problem, but Mela work is expected to be completed by December 31 as per instruction given by the UP CM," he said.

As per him, most of the works of PWD had been completed and currently laying of checkered plates on Gata Marg in the Mela area was being completed.