#Mahakumbh #Kumbhanomics #Prayagraj #UP #KumbhMela #KumbhStampede
Mahakumbh, dubbed the largest gathering on earth, was showered with a huge budget and grand promises of arrangements for the devotees. It was supposed to generate a revenue of upto 4 lakh crore. But, Kumbh mela is ending after over a month of chaos, overcrowding, traffic jams, 3 stampedes and numerous incidents of fire, where people have paid the price of mis-management with their lives. What is the cost of a human life in the country today? Kumbh shows, it is not much. We explore these and more in #Cracknomics this week.
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