CHHATTISGARH ACT
The Chhattisgarh Rajim Kumbh Mela Act, 2006
General200614 sections
This Act establishes a legal framework to manage the religious gatherings at Rajim, including the annual Kumbh Mela and the Mahakumbh held every twelve years. Appointed government officers and committees are empowered to regulate logistics by imposing tolls, granting business licenses, and auctioning specific sites for stalls, sanitation facilities, and services. By overseeing these administrative tasks, the law ensures organized management of the massive crowds, public health, and religious activities to prevent disorder and streamline operations during this significant spiritual event.
- 1. Short name, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Powers to appoint committees and officers
- 4. Powers to impose tolls and fees
- 5. Powers to grant license
- 6. Allotment of sites
- 7. Powers to make rules
- 8. Powers of Mela Officer to make orders
- 9. Powers of Mela Officer on outbreak of fire
- 10. Penalties
- 11. Powers to remove unauthorized construction
- 12. Recovery of dues
- 13. Delegation of powers
- 14. Municipal functions
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