The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has announced the creation of a new district called Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. This decision, made on Sunday, aims to improve management and administration for the upcoming Kumbh Mela, a major religious event set to take place in January 2025.

The Maha Kumbh Mela will be the name of the newly created district. This action has been taken in order to better administer the Kumbh Mela special event and carry out administrative tasks. "I, Ravindra Kumar Mandad, District Magistrate, in continuation of the instructions given in Government's letter No.-3966 / 9-1-2024-408057 dated 25.11.2024, exercising the powers conferred under Section 2 (th) of the Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj Mela Authority, Prayagraj Act, 2017, hereby issue a notification to declare Mahakumbh Mela District for the organisation of Mahakumbh 2025. The boundary of the Mahakumbh Mela District will be as follows. The area of the revenue villages and the entire parade area described in Annexure-I will be included in the Mahakumbh Mela District / Mela Area," said the official order.

"In the Maha Kumbh Mela district / Mela area, the Mela Adhikari, Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj will have the powers of Executive Magistrate, District Magistrate and Additional District Magistrate under Section-14 (1) and other relevant sections of the Indian Civil Defense Code, 2023 and all the powers of the District Magistrate under the said Code or any other law currently in force and will have the right to exercise all the powers of the Collector in all categories of cases and to perform all the functions of the Collector under Section-12 and other relevant sections of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 (as amended by the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2016 (U.P. Act No. 4, 2016)) by appointing an Additional Collector in the said district. This order will come into force with immediate effect," the order further said.

The Maha Kumbh, held every 12 years, is set to take place in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26, 2025. This event will be a significant celebration of Indian culture.