Lucknow, March 9 -- Officials who contributed to organising the Mahakumbh were on Saturday asked to document the planning, management and successful execution of the mega religious fair.

In a programme organised to felicitate and appreciate such officials at the Directorate of Urban Development here, minister for urban development AK Sharma asked the officials to document how the event was planned, how many projects were started and how officials worked overnight to ensure the fair's success.

Sharma also asked the officials to mention how most of these projects would benefit Prayagraj's infrastructure long term, and how the learnings from the Mahakumbh would help officials in organising future events with huge crowd footfall. "Through d...