prayagraj ahead of turning the plans of the state government of organising water sports for the first time at magh mela2023 into a reality a team of experts hired would be arriving in sangam city on saturday to assess the possibility of water sports herethe team will conduct a dry run to assess the feasibility of water sports that can be organised in prayagraj and will rehearse for the water sports to be held during the 44day religious festival at aarail ghatafter the dry run the team will finalise which games can be organised and at what water levelthe water sports under consideration include motor boat race water polo water aerobics water weight lifting etcfollowing the instructions by the deputy chief minister keshav prasad maurya the prayagraj mela authority contacted the water sports experts in madhya pradesh who have been organising such eventsmagh mela2023 would commence from paush purnima on january 6 2023 and conclude on the day of maha shivratri on february 18magh mela adhikari and vicechairman of prayagraj development authority pda arvind chauhan said that the team of water sports experts will reach the city on december 31 after its assessment it will be decided which water sports can be organised for the visitors coming to magh mela2023 at aarail ghatdivisional commissioner vijay vishwas pant who had held a meeting on magh mela preparations on monday at integrated command and control centre iccc auditorium of prayagraj mela authority said that covid guidelines issued would be strictly followed during the fairthe divisional commissioner said that the district health department should lay more emphasis on sanitisation and added that covid testing should also be increased while keeping the convenience of people is the priority it is also important that every devotee who comes to the fair is safe he saidmeanwhile in a meeting with the divisional commissioner mela adhikari arvind singh chauhan informed that the bathing ghats for the pilgrims coming to prayagraj would be built from tuesday and there will be bathing ghats in all the sectors it will be our endeavour that people do not have to unnecessarily move from one site to another to find an appropriate place for taking dip in the holy waters the team will soon start the construction of the ghats after surveying them he added