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Chapter-7 PLANNING AND SUGGESTIONS Allahabad is an ancient city, inhabited since the Iron Age (Northern Black Polished Ware Culture, 700 B.C.-200 B.C.). It is located at 25.45°N and 81.84°E in the southern part of the State of Uttar Pradesh at an elevation of 98 metres (322 feet) above the sea level. The region was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanpada (600 B.C., Age of Buddha) and has mentioned in ancient Buddhist and Hindu texts. It has been a center of pilgrimage and tourism since then. The Melas, held at Allahabad in the month Magha (eleventh month of the Samvat calendar, January- February), are graded in the order of religious significance on the basis of periodicity. Maha Kumbh Mela (MKM) is held every 144 years, Purna Kumbh Mela (KM) every twelve years, Ardh Kumbh Mela (AKM) every six years and Magh Mela every year on the banks of river Ganga and its tributary Yamuna. The confluence of these rivers, known as Sangam is the focal point of the Meals. The organization of MKM at Allahabad is governed by the United Provinces Melas Act, 1938 and the United Provinces Melas Rule (Miscellaneous), 1940. 7.1 PLANNING FOR MAHA KUMBH MELA For effective management of any event, proper planning at macro levels as well as micro levels is important. This becomes even more critical when the activities of the event are managed by more than one department. During Maha Kumbh Mela, arrangements on a massive scale
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were planned to provide basic services and facilities to a floating
population of more than eight crore people.
We examine whether planning for Maha Kumbh Mela was
comprehensive and formulation of individual projects by various
executing agencies was proper and coordinated.
7.1.1 OBSERVATIONS
1. Non-preparation of Detailed Project Report : For organizing an
event of the magnitude of Maha Kumbh Mela and ensuring
synergy of purpose among multiple departments, governments and
agencies responsible for creation of infrastructure and delivery of
service to pilgrims/ visitors, preparation of a Detailed Project
Report (DPR) was imperative. However, no DPR was prepared for
executing real time monitoring and real time response mechanisms
for the projects executed and services delivered by multiple
executing agencies.
Instead, the departments prepared plan/ projects separately and
independent of other executing agencies at various levels, within
the departments/ agencies. records of Mela Adhikari (MA)
revealed that there was no formal documented set of guidelines for
preparation of project proposals. Instead, MA simply sent the
projects as and when received from the executing agencies to the
State Government for sanction of funds without subjecting these to
required scrutiny. Further, MA was neither provided any dedicated
manpower for preparing project guidelines nor for scrutinizing
projects proposals received from various agencies for approval by
the Government. Techniques like Programme Evaluation and
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Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) were
not adopted in preparation of projects/plan.
2. Absence of Mechanism for Assessment of Requirements : A
scientific method, based on certain criteria and need analysis
should have been employed essentially to assess the needs of
pilgrims during Maha Kumbh Mela and requirements of
infrastructure (both permanent and temporary); deployment of
human resource and their capacity building by imparting training;
procurements/ arrangements of/ for material and equipment;
medicines, arms and ammunitions, logistics etc. for creation of the
required infrastructure and for ensuring optimum security, safety,
medical and health services and sanitation to the pilgrims/visitors.
a. No scientific criterion/method was adopted for assessing the
number of pilgrims/visitors during Maha Kumbh Mela.
Pertinently, Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2007, it was
recommended that assessment of the number of pilgrims
should be done properly but no mechanism was put in place
for scientific assessment of number of pilgrims expected and
those who turned up during Maha Kumbh Mela;
b. Police department did not make any assessment of
requirement of infrastructure such as number and location of
police/fire stations, man-power, arms and ammunition,
equipment, vehicles, logistics etc. Senior Superintendent of
Police, Maha Kumbh Mela (SSP) stated that the assessment
were made based on Kumbh Mela, together with the present
dispensations.
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c. About 47 per cent of the total fund allotments for Maha
Kumbh Mela were on road works, executed by Public Works
Department (PWD); Allahabad Nagar Nigam (ANN);
Allahabad Development Authority; Uttar Pradesh Awaas
Vikas Parishad; Junshi Nagar Panchayat etc. but no
aggregated, coordinated and comprehensive plan for
execution of road works was put criteria/ specifications
which resulted in defective and deficient estimates, drawing,
designs, quality of material used etc.
3. No Plan for Post-Mela Utilization of Usable and Unused Items :
Keeping in view the procurement of various material, equipment
etc. for Maha Kumbh Mela, a well thought out plan for post-mela
utilization of these assests was imperative. The State Government,
however, did not make any comprehensive plan in this regard.
Instead, after completion of Maha Kumbh Mela, the Chief
Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, issued an order for
utilization of some of the specific items such as medicines,
generators, street light fittings leaving a number of other items
which were procured by the departments, especially for Maha
Kumbh Mela. Scrutiny of records revealed that many of items such
as hand carts, equipment for Jal Police, sanitation items etc. were
left with departments without any plan for their utilization.
SUGGESTIONS:
A Detailed Project Report to assess the required infrastructure,
facilities and services for Mela, utilizing the past Mela experiences
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and adopting Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
(PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) should be prepared;
A set of standardised guidelines prioritising the issues for Maha
Kumbh Mela should be provided to the executing departments for
preparation of shelf of projects and a mechanism should also be
placed at the level of Mela Adhikari to scrutinise the projects
before sending these to the State Government; and
A well thought out plan should be conceived and executed for post-
mela utilization of usable and unused items.
7.1.2 Financial Management
The State Government envisaged massive arrangements of temporary and
permanent nature in the Mela area. The assessment of requirement of
finance took into account all facilities including roads, bridges, bathing
ghats, river training, power and water supply, sewage, drainage, solid
waste management, medical and health, road transport, pollution control,
information and public relation, food and civil supplies etc. Given the
requirement of huge amount of funds, the financial management for
sourcing of funds should have been well thought out and planned.
OBSERVATION
1. Funding Pattern : To cater to the requirement of sourcing the
funds, the State Government prepared an estimate for ` 1,848.85
crore and submitted the same to the Government of India (GoI).
GoI considered the proposal and a team of Planning Commission
(GoI) was sent for evaluating the works to be undertaken for Maha
Kumbh Mela. On the basis of recommendations of the team, GoI
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sanctioned `1,318.91 crore on a 30:70 (Centre: State) sharing basis
and was subject to submission of detailed projects by the State
Government and approval thereof by GoI. An additional ` 800
crore was demanded by the State Government as One Time
Additional Central Assistance (OTACA), untied special assistance,
for infrastructure development which was sanctioned (08 August
2012). As against the total approved cost of `1,318.91 crore.
Projects worth `104.54 crore (eight per cent) were not sent by the
State Government to GoI.
The State Government released ` 1,152.20 crore including GoI's
share of ` 341.63 crore. As against the total release of fund, the
total expenditure incurred (more than three months after Maha
Kumbh Mela was `1,017.37 crore (8 per cent). This was indicative
of the fact that though the demand was ` 1,848.85 crore, only
`1,017.37 crore was spent.
2. Delayed release of funds : The funds for the works should have
been released well before the start of Maha Kumbh Mela to
execute and complete the works in time. We, however, observed
that there were delays ranging between 67 and 375 days in
releasing funds at every level, i.e., from UDD to Mela Adhikari,
from MA to the executing agencies and even within the executing
agencies.
SUGGESTIONS:
Assessment of demand should be on a scientific basis, realistic and
based on reasonable assumptions;
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Funding routes and mechanism should be clear cut and subject to
trailing; and
There should be a nodal financial authority for monitoring the
finance of Maha Kumbh Mela, e.g., a Chief Financial Controller/
Officer who monitor sanctions, releases, expenditure and UCs
maintains the required accounts of Maha Kumbh Mela.
7.1.3 Infrastructure Arrangement for Maha Kumbh Mela
7.1.3.1 Physical Infrastructure
The Population of the city of Allahabad as per the Census of 2011 is
11.17 lakh. During Kumbh Melas the population of the city increases
manifold- temporary, sedentary and floating. The estimate for Mauni
Amawasya was 3.05 crore people. For Allahabad, to bear this descend of
sea of humanity massive augmentation of physical infrastructure- both
permanent and temporary was imperative to provide and deliver essential
services to all. The works- permanent and temporary, were entrusted to
28 departments/ companies/ corporations/ autonomous bodies of the State
Government.
The State Government sanctioned for 2013 MKM `1,214.37 crore against
which `1,152.20 crore was actually released. Of the above, `893.51 crore
(`623.00 crore for permanent infrastructure, `24.07 crore for temporary
infrastructure and `246.44 crore for services) was sanctioned and `834.11
crore was actually released to 13 department urban local/autonomous
bodies. The funds were mainly utilized for roads, pontoon bridges, pile
bridges, chequered plate roads, permanent ghats, beautification of
crossing, leveling of land in Mela area, erection of tentage etc.
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OBSERVATIONS:
For MKM, leveling of 1,737 hectares of land, in the river bed of Ganga
(part of Mela area), was required for execution of different infrastructure
works- roads, pontoon bridges, ghats, electrification, laying of water pipe
lines etc. For leveling of land, Mela Adhikari finalized agreements for
supply of tractors (with or without trolley) and engaged labourers on
muster rolls. A sum of `1.89 crore was allotted for leveling works by
Mela Adhikari. Scrutiny of the records of Mela Adhikari relating to
leveling works revealed following deficiencies:
No record measurement and contour mapping was done for
estimating the quantity of leveling work to be executed;
There was no assessment of requirement tractors and labourers;
No technical staff was engaged and the entire work was done
through Lekhpal and Nayab Tehsildar although one Executive
Engineer, who was not assigned any responsibility during MKM,
was posted with Mela Adhikari;
No measurement of leveling work was taken and payments were
made to the contractors for he engaged tractors on hourly basis.
The engaged labourers were paid on muster rolls without mention
of the quantum of work done by them;
None of the 93 tractors were registered with Regional Transport
Officer (RTO) under commercial category. These were registered
for agricultural use;
Cross-verification of the registration number of 93 tractors with the
records of RTO, Allahabad revealed that the nine out of 93
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registration numbers were of motor cycles, scooters, auto-
rickshaws, open trucks and buses.
7.1.3.2 Allotment of land/ facilities to Institutions
The Unite Provinces Melas Act, 1938 (Act) prescribed that Mela
Adhikari may allot land to any person or class of persons and fix
reasonable rent. There was no mention of allotment of facilities to any
person or class of persons in the Act. records of Mela Adhikari revealed
that land along with the facilities were also allotted to Akharas,
Mahamandaleshwaras, Khalsas, other institutions etc. during MKM.
Following deficiencies were noticed in allotment of land and facilities:
No policy/ norms/ guidelines were framed/ followed by MA for
allotment of land and facilities;
The system of allotment of land and facilities was computerized,
using the software prepared by NIC for MKM, and hosted on the
web. Computerized allotment slips were issued to the institutions
and concerned departments/ agencies after allotment. Analysis of
data available on the website, however, revealed that the system
was deficient; and
Land measuring 434 hectare was allotted to 3,335 Akharas,
Mahamandaleshwaras, Khalsas, Khak Chauks, Dandi Bara,
Acharya Bara and institutions free of cost against the provision of
the Act. Prayagwals and Kalpwasis were allotted land on payment
basis at rates ranging between ` 320 to ` 2,520 per bigha.
The State Government did not furnish reply. However, Mela Adhikari
accepted the observation regarding the absence of any norm/ policy/
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guidelines and stated that allotment of free of cost land and facilities was
done on the basis of age old tradition. The reply confirms that in the
absence of any laid down procedures, provisions in the Act were not
followed.
SUGGESTIONS:
Provisions included in proposals/ estimates for/of construction
works should be based on Road History Register (Which sohuld be
properly maintained); detailed surveys, and proper traffic census
conducted as per IRC provisions and orders of E-in-C, PWD and
the Government;
NITs should be called for after finalization of the rates and bills of
quantities and stipulated time should be available to bidders.
Contract management should be transparent, fair and competitive;
Effective and scientific mechanism should be adopted for assessing
the requirements and specifications and all procurements should be
made accordingly;
Framing of normas/guidelines should be considered for allotment
of land and facilities during Mela; and
A plan should be put in place before start of Mela for post Mela
utilization of procured materials.
7.2 CROWD MANAGEMENT
7.2.1 Arrangement for Crowd
Crowed management takes into account all the elements related to safety
including traffic regulations; security; facilities for health, hygiene and
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sanitation; food safety; and other thing related to the pilgrims visiting
MKM. During MKM, people from different parts of the country and
abroad fire, drowning etc; health, hygiene and sanitation etc. were
imperative.
OBSERVATION:
Human Resource Management and Capacity Building
Development of Man-Power
The records of SSP, revealed short deployment of man power for traffic
police, fire service and Jal police, ranging between 10 and 100 per cent as
compared to stated requirements. Shortages in the cadre during bathing
days.
Capacity building
Special training courses were organised by SSP to train police personnel
for their deployment in MKM. Participants were imparted training
through five modules viz. (i) Introduction to MKM; (ii) Human resource
management; (iii) Security and intelligence; (iv) Traffic management; and
(v) Communication, Fire Service and Crime.
OBSERVED:
No Training Need Analysis (TNA)/Calendar of training was
undertaken/designed and no feedback, either inter or intra
departments was sought for training modules, techniques,
faculties/trainers etc. to make the training useful for MKM;
Training modules did not have courses on natural calamities
(earthquakes, flood), disease and epidemics/endemics etc., safety
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from drawing in rivers, safety for women, children, old and
disabled persons; and
SSP did not provide details of personnel imparted training. He also
did not make available any details regarding trainers and
methodology adopted for trainings.
7.2.2 Traffic Regulation and Management Observation
The traffic plans did not depict the route which the visitors would
follow to reach the railway stations, bus stops or parking places
after bathing; and
The Police Department utilized "Lost and Found Centres" of the
two NGOs for broadcasting the messages/announcements. The
announcements informed visitors regarding entry and exit routes in
the Mela area, but did not indicate the routes and availability of
transport system viz. timings and routes of trains and buses,
parking etc. However, the content of announcement was revised
and made more elaborate after 14 February, 2013 after an
unfortunate stampede at the Allahabad Junction railway station
occurred due to accumulation of crowd at the railways station.
Management of Passengers at Railway Stations
Out of eight railway stations in the district, three stations viz. Jhunsi,
Daraganj and Prayag-Ghat are in Mela area and other five viz. Allahabad
Junction, Allahabad City (Rambagh), Prayag, Phaphamau and Naini are
outside the Mela area. Government Railway Police (GRP) was to observe
regulation and management of the passengers at the railway stations.
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OBSERVATIONS:
Absence of Co-ordination : Management of passengers during
MKM, was to be done jointly by Railway, Railway Protection
Force (RPF) and GRP. There was lack of co-ordination between
the aforesaid departments as no integrated plan for management
of passengers was made. GRP did not have information regarding
operation of special trains or other arrangements made by
railways and RPF.
Absence of Sharing of Live Video Feed : GRP, at its control
room, did not have any facility of live video sharing with the
other control rooms in the city area and in MKM area. Due to this,
population pressure, existing or likely, at railway stations could
not be communicated to other railway stations, GRP authorities,
police control rooms and district/Mela administration.
Interestingly, Mela Control room also did not have any facility of
live video feed sharing with the other control rooms viz. city
control room, railway control room.
7.3 HEALTH AND SANITATION SERVICES OBSERVATION
7.3.1 Infection free Zone
Rule 15 of the United Provinces Melas Rule, 1940 prescribed that a
person suffering from plague, smallpox or other infectious diseases shall
not enter the Mela area. With a view to check the entry of visitors
suffering from infectious diseases in the Mela area and establishing Mela
area as an 'Infection Free Zone', MH&FW had planned for the following:
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14 Check Posts, one each at all entry points and important
locations of the city for filtering the carriers of infectious diseases
and providing them necessary treatment. Spraying of insecticides
was to be ensured on vehicles entering the Mela area;
Two 20 bedded Infectious Disease Hospitals (IDH) for treatment of
patients suffering from infectious disease; and
Ensuring cleanliness and purity of edible items sold with the help
of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) department.
7.3.2 Food Safety
Food Safety and Drug Administration department (FDA) is responsible
for prevention of sale of adulterated, sub-standard and spurious food
items in the State. For this, it registers/issues licenses to shops selling
food items, takes samples of food items and drugs, analyses these in labs
and initiates necessary legal action against the offenders.
7.3.3 Deficiencies at bathing Ghats
Services provided at the 10 out of 28 bathing Ghats. Following was
observed:
No policemen was placed at one bathing ghat (Harish Chandra
Ghat);
Sanitation arrangements at Balua Ghat was not proper as it was full
of garbage even on bathing dates;
No 'caution board' indicating "deep water" was placed at two Ghats
(Harish Chandra Ghat and Sangam upper Ghat);
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Change room facility was not available at the Sangam Upper Ghat;
No river ambulance and Jal Police was placed at one ghat (Pontoon
bridge 16, sector 7); and
Electric arrangements were not proper as no high mast lights were
placed at one ghat (Pontoon bridge 16, Sector 7).
SUGGESTIONS:
Arrangements be put in place for ensuring safety and prevention of
cases of stampede, fire, drowning etc.;
A mechanism should be put in place to assess and intimate the
influx and outflux into/from Mela area with Railway Stations, Bus
Stands and parking stands using continuous video feed sharing
among Mela Authorities, Railway Stations, Bus Stands, Parking
Stands, Government Railway Police, Railway Protection Force,
Local Police, Hospitals etc.;
Filtering of people suffering from infectious/contagious diseases
should be specifically ensured to prevent outbreak of epidemics.
Essential medicines, equipment, professionals, facilities etc. should
be provided in temporary hospitals, established in Mela area;
Regular, general and surprise inspections of stores, Fair Price
Shops and other shops in Mela area should be ensured by the
departments of Consumer Protection and Legal Metrology; and
Food Safety and Drug Administration department should provide
necessary chemicals, mobile van, publicity material and sufficient
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manpower timely for performing statutory responsibilities during
Melas.
7.4 NEW INITIATIVES
1- Establishment of Prayagraj Mela Authority: Government
established Prayagraj Mela authority for better management and
planning of kumbh mela. The authority headed by commissioner of
Allahabad Division and will have Inspector General of Police
(Zone) and District Magistrate of Allahabad
2- New logo of Kumbh: Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik on
unveiled a new logo for the Kumbh Mela that is scheduled to be
held in Allahabad in January 2019.
The new Kumbh logo comprises temples, saints, rivers, kalash (pitcher)
and the swastik among other things. The 2013 Kumbh logo featured
kalash.
The governor also launched the event‟s tagline „chalo Kumbh chalo-chalo
Kumbh chalo‟ and the UP tourism slogan “UP nahin dekha to India nahin
dekha,” besides inaugurating a one-stop travel solution portal.
The UNESCO has declared the Kumbh as a world heritage, realizing the
importance of the event.
Till now, Ardh Kumbh was held every six years and Kumbh every 12
years. But henceforth, the Ardh Kumbh will be known as Kumbh and
Kumbh will be called Maha Kumbh. The Kumbh mela which held in
every 144 years, now called Purna Kumbh.
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FIGURE-7.1: Logo of Kumbh-2013
FIGURE-7.2: Logo of Kumbh-2019
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7.5 THE UNITED PROVINCES MELAS RULE
MISCELLANEOUS
October 16, 1940
No. 98(2) (iii) 38- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-
section (9) of the United Provinces Melas Act, 1938 (XVI of 1938), the
Governor is pleased to make the following rules for carrying out the
purposes of the should Act:
Some Important aspects of Mela Rules are:
The organization of MKM at Allahabad is governed by the United
Provinces Melas Act, 1938 and the United Provinces Melas Rule
(Miscellaneous), 1940.
1. Name, extent and commencement:
i. These rules may be called the Allahabad Magh Mela Rules,
1940.
ii. They apply to the Magh Mela at Allahabad.
2. Mela Area:
i. On the commencement of these rules, the District Magistrate
shall by notification in the official Gazette define the limits
on the Mela area, and until amended, altered or cancelled by
him in the line manner, the same shall continue in force.
ii. The District Magistrate shall, by affixation of a notice at a
conspicuous place in the Mela area, cause to be published
such limits and all amendments, and cancellations thereof.
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3. Meeting: The Committee shall meet at least once a year to
consider business on the agenda prepared by the Chairman and also
any other business which may be brought up at the meeting with
the permission of the Chairman.
4. Reference to Commissioner in case of disagree-In imposing tolls
and registrations fees under section 6 of the Act, the District
Magistrate shall normally accept the advice of the Committee. If
the advice be not acceptable, he shall refer the matter to the
Commissioner and act according to his advice.
5. All receipts and expenditure connected with the management and
arrangement of the Mela shall be treated and accounted for as
ordinary transactions creditable and debatable under district sub-
heads subordinate to the relevant minor heads in the departmental
budgets of the Heads of Department concerned.
6. Estimates – Every year the Heads of Departments concerned in
consultation with the Collector, Allahabad shall prepare an
estimate of income and expenditures for the Mela which is to take
place in the following financial year and submit the same by the
prescribed date, along with the estimates of their respective
departments thought the Accountant General, Uttar Pradesh, the
State Government, the Collector, Allahabad shall similarly prepare
estimates relating to the income from and expenditure on the
general management of the mela and shall submit the same to the
State Government in Municipal (B) Department who after
examination will forward the same to the Revenue department for
consolidation. The Rules in the Uttar Pradesh Budget Manual
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relation to the preparation and submission of department estimates
shall apply to the estimates of income and expenditure of the meal.
7. Inspection of Shops, etc.:
i. The Officer-in-Charge or any person authorised in this
behalf by the District Magistrate, may without notices, at any
time of the day or night enter into and inspect any shops stall
or place used for the sale of goods of drink for human
consumption and inspect and examine any articles of goods
or drink which may be found therein or the conditions under
which such articles are exposed for sale.
ii. If in the opinion of the person making an inspection under
sub-rule (i) an article of food or drink purporting to be for
human consumption is unfit therefor, or if the articles are
exposed for sale in contravention of any conditions
prescribed by the District Magistrate under section 7 of the
Act, he may seize and remove the same and the Officer-in-
Charge may cause it to be destroyed or all to be so sale or
used for consumption.
iii. No person shall be entitled to any compensation for any
articles seized and destroyed or otherwise disposed of under
rule (ii) the site allowed for a particular purpose will be used
for the purpose above. The Officer-in-Charge or any person
authorised on or any person authorised on his behalf at time
enter into and inspect the site to ensure that the site is not
being used for purpose other than that specified.
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8. Feeding of Dairy Animals No person shall feed any animals which
is kept for diary purposes with any fifty or deleterious substance or
allow it to be fed on such substance.
9. Power of Arrest- Any police Officer or any person authorized by
the District Magistrate special or general order in this behalf may
arrest without a warrant and bring before the officer-in-charge any
person found contravening rule 13 or pling any profession, trades
or calling without a license under the provisions of section. evading
tolls and fees impose by made under section 6 or using
unauthorized place as a latrine, urinal, rubbish dump, bathing
place, or place for washing clothes, the Officer-in-Charge may then
order for prosecution of such offender.
10.Dog and Animal suffering from rabies, etc. the Officer-in-Charge
may authorize any person to destroy or to cause to be destroyed or
to cause to confine or cause to be confined for such period as he
may direct, NAY DOG OR OTHER ANIMAL SUFFERING or
reasonably suspected to be suffering from rabies or bitten by dog or
other animal suffering or suspected as aforesaid. With the previous
sanction of the District Magistrate he may also exercise similar
powers with regards to dogs and other animals suffering any other
contiguous infectious diseases.
11.Muzzling Order:
i. Where the prevalence of rabies in or about the Mela area in
the opinion of the District Magistrate renders it necessary, he
may issue a public notice requiring the muzzling of all doges
within the Mela area.
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ii. While such a muzzling order is in force the Officer-in-
Charge may exercise with regard to dogs found at large
without muzzles, all the powers of confinement and
destruction conferred by rule 16.
12.Indemnity- No. damages shall be payable to owners in respect of
dog or animal destroyed, otherwise disposed of under provisions of
rule 15 or 16.
13.Infectious Diseases:
i. A person suffering from plague smallpox or other infectious
disease shall not enter the mela area.
ii. The Officer-in-Charge shall order any person found within
the mela area suffering from an infectious disease either to
leave the Mela area or to enter the infectious disease hospital
within a fixed time. If the order is not complied with, within
the time limit, the Officer-in-Charge shall remove the
deseased person to hospital.
iii. The Officer-in-Charge may authorise the disinfection or
destruction of any clothers, buildings or other thing which
might have been infected by the diseased person or
otherwise.
iv. No compensation shall be payable for any loss causes by any
order passed under this rule.
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14.Epidemics:
i. When an infectious disease breaks out in the Mela area in an
epidemic form the District Magistrate shall take such steps
as may appear necessary to isolate the disease.
ii. He shall send warnings to neighboring districts and may
prohibit person from entering the Mela Area until the
epidemic is over.
iii. No compensation shall be payable to any person by way of
damages for loss of trade or on account of any other loss of
trade or on account of any other loss occasioned by any
order passed in good faith under this rule.
15.Disposal of Dead Bodies- No person shall throw any dead body or
any carcass into any river or water within the Mela area.
16.Taking of photographs prohibited- No person shall take any
photographs at bathing places in the Mela area.
17.Shooting and fishing- No person shall indulge in shooting or
fishing within the Mela area.
18.Annual Report- The Officer-in-Charge shall prepare and submit to
the commissioner through the District Magistrate, an annual report
to reach the Commissioner not later than the 15th or April.
19.District Magistrates Responsibility- The district Magistrate is
generally responsible for the proper conduct of the Mela and it
would be his duty to supervise the work of the Officer-in-Charge
and to coordinate the activities of all departmental working the
Mela area.
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