Context :
Brands
lining up for Rs 3,000 cr splash at Maha Kumbh … Eco Times ……. 04 Dec 2024
Extract :
( A ) PILGRIMS
:
Ø Maha Kumbh 2013 …….. 120 Million
Ø Kumbh …………………………240 Million
Ø Maha Kumbh………………
400 Million ( Expected )
( B ) TOTAL REVENUES GENERATED BY UP GOVT
Ø Maha Kumbh 2013 …………. Rs 12,000
Crore
Ø Kumbh 2019 ………………… Rs
!.2 Lakh Crore
( C ) WHAT
IS ON OFFER :
Ø Interactive Booths
Ø VR Zones
Ø Lounges
Ø Changing Rooms
Ø Pampering Zones
Ø Immunity Shots
Ø Baby Care Rooms
Ø 145,000 Toilets
( D ) AMENITIES
:
“ Parking solutions provider, Park+ has come onboard to provide automated
parking solutions while tie-ups for environment-friendly TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, with electric three wheeler service providers
are in the works. … We are expecting up to 25 lakh vehicles during the festival. We will provide parking
solutions linked to FasTag , “ said Amit Lakhotia, CEO , Park+.
There are several ongoing discussions to integrate intra-city transport
on our App for the Mela.
My Take :
While I think UP government is doing a marvelous job of preparing for
Maha Kumbh , it is highly important to “
imagine / visualize / predict “ many , apparently unlikely SCENARIOS using AI (
Artificial Intelligence ) , using following logic :
Ø “ IF … abc …
happens , THEN , do … xyz “
Remember the edict > If something CAN go wrong, it WILL go wrong !
A number of times in the past , during various RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS in
India, there have been stampedes , resulting in hundreds of deaths
With visit by 400 million persons ( many lakhs on a single day ), if there is a
stampede, that could result in THOUSANDS of people dying . At all cost , this
must be avoided
In my following email ( to UP Chief Minister + Kumbh Organizing Authority ), I had suggested
, very SPECIFIC , three arrangements which would make it IMPOSSIBLE for visitors
to move around randomly, as they wish ( eg:
trying to overtake those in front of them, even in a queue :
Ø THE
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH…………………………… 26 Aug 2018
My above-mentioned suggestions are similar to the introduction of POD TAXIS , planned to be introduced in Mumbai by 2027
, as shown in the following picture which appeared in Times Of India ( 03
Dec 2024 ):
 |
In essence , at Maha Kumbh 2024 , what we need are several LOOPS of POD
TAXIS ( without roof-top ) and GANGA-JAL SPRINKLERS , on both sides
Enable 400 million pilgrims to wash
away their past KARMAS with GANGA-JAL , but WITHOUT getting onto their feet !
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 04
Dec 2024
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