Mandatory Requirements & Safety Protocols for Travellers (as on 30.03.2021)

• Downloading and updating health status on Aarogya Setu app is mandatory.
• Only devotees with negative RT-PCR test report (test done 72 hours prior to the date of visit) shall be allowed to enter the Kumbh Mela site. The devotees may carry test reports either on their mobile phones or in hard copies.
• Pilgrims will be allowed to enter religious places only after wearing masks. If not, fines/penalties may be levied.
• Individuals must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet in public places as far as feasible.
• Participation in the holy bath and other religious activities will be allowed only with registration on the web portal and admission pass.
• Anybody with Covid-19 symptoms detected during thermal screening will be immediately isolated and reported to the Mela administration and control room.
• Persons above 65 years of age, pregnant ladies, and children below 10 years of age are advised to not enter the ghats.

Safety Measures Taken by the Administration

• Ashrams and Dharamshalas will be sanitized from time to time and personnel deployed at rest houses will be equipped with PPE kits.
• Hand washing stations in public utility areas will be established and availability of soap and water will be ensured.
• Use of foot-operated taps and contactless soap dispensers is mandatory.
• A team of 100 doctors, 148 paramedical staff from Uttar Pradesh along with a team performing the COVID-19 tests, and 54 ambulances have been constituted.
• Police personnel, trained volunteers, staff, and swimmers will be deployed to ensure safety and physical distancing at bathing ghats in the Mela area.
• Dustbins will be kept at ghats for disposal of used gloves, masks, and bio-medical waste.
• Separate parking lots will be arranged for vehicles coming from different directions.
• There will be provision for toilets, drinking water, and sanitizers for vehicle drivers at parking lots.