Published Paper Details:

: For a temporal mega city like Kumbh Mela, one of the challenges is to manage the solid waste. Kumbh mela is known as one of the largest and longest mass gathering of humanity on the planet, bringing tens of millions of devotees to visit the holy site during the course of 55 days, on bank of river Ganga. In upcoming festival of the maha kumbh mela 2025 there is going to be a population blast, attracting people from all around the world which will eventually pose an immense challenge and generate tons of solid waste at the site. There are various challenges that usually come across while conducting an event which leaves an undesirable impact on the environment. In 2019, national green tribunal (NGT) stated that Allahabad is on the verge of epidemic, if the solid waste generated from the kumbh mela is not planned and managed properly. The objective of this paper is to study and analyze the solid waste management activities during the tenure of kumbh mela 2019 and prepares a relevant action plan of solid waste management for kumbh mela 2025 in Prayagraj using various method and latest technologies which helps in collecting, monitoring and transporting of solid waste, with consideration of solid waste management rules 2016 and Uttar Pradesh state policy for solid waste management.