Maha Kumbh 2013: 'Sangam' Of Technology And Tradition


Rakesh Sharma, the chief executive officer of Prabhatam, the company that has set up the media centre for national and international media, said 10 OB vans have been stationed at the Sangam nose and would be telecasting live pictures. The feed would later be distributed free of cost to the televisions channels and whoever seeks to keep them. In addition, 30 computers all connected to broadband and printers and scanners have also been provided to the media.

Also, in a first, the mela administration has gone in for Google Map Integration of the whole township. Every inch of space, officials say, has been accounted for. Through the Global Positioning System (GPS), the employees are surveying the land and all information collated has been put up on the website for easy access to journalists and other visitors.

The seers are equipped too. At many 'akhadaas', as each community of different sadhu sects are called, the holy men and their disciples are not only carrying latest gadgets like Android mobile phones, tablet note books and broadband connecting dongles, some vehicles of these sects, including a fleet of Mercedes, have GPS technology installed "just in case they get lost".

An interactive map has been made online wherein one can see how the 4,000 camps have been allotted in the 193.5 hectare sprawling campus. In these maps, details of the sector markets, sector offices, ration shops and important religious places have been given.

Source: IANS