730 Organisations Risk Ban for Failing to Set Up Camps

The Prayagraj Mela Authority (PMA) has issued show-cause notices to 730 religious and cultural organisations that applied for land and other facilities but failed to set up their camps on the banks of the Sangam during Mahakumbh-2025, which concluded on February 26, 2025, officials said.

- K Sandeep Kumar

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If these organisations do not reply to the notices in time or fail to provide valid reasons for their absence at the mega religious fair despite being allotted land and facilities, their institution codes, issued by the Mela Authority, could be cancelled, officials added.

The move follows a verification drive undertaken by the PMA towards the end of Mahakumbh-2025. During the verification process, officials checked whether the sites allotted to organisations for setting up camps remained inhabited or uninhabited during the mega fair, officials said.