On 13 October 2026 the official Haridwar Kumbh website posted two lists of approved works: a Permanent Work List of 77 works and a second list of 79 numbered items titled “Work with in 500 Cr.” Between them they name new ghats on the Upper Ganga Canal, permanent and temporary bridges, seven temporary bus stations and water supply works. Neither list gives costs or says which works are finished.
The two official lists
Both are on the website’s Important Documents page, linked as “Kumbh Guide”, next to the administrative reports of the 2010, 2016 and 2021 melas. Each list names the work and the department doing it: irrigation, public works, the water bodies (Jal Sansthan and Peyjal Nigam), forest, police, rural works, the power company and the state infrastructure board, UIIDB. The Hindi title of the second list says these Kumbh works will be done within a budget of under ₹500 crore; the list itself gives no amounts.
Our Haridwar Kumbh 2027 updates page covers the earlier steps: the October 2026 deadline for permanent works set in September 2025, and the foundation stones for 34 works laid in February 2026. This article goes through what the new lists add.
New and rebuilt ghats
Upper Ganga Canal, left bank
From Amrapur Ghat to Rishikul bridge and Shankaracharya Chowk (600 m), and Tulsi Ghat (170 m); from Rishikul bridge to Sakshi Satnam Ghat, with Janaki Ghat (350 m), Lakshman Ghat (230 m) and Bharat Ghat (230 m); and downstream of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ghat to Singhdwar (Kamdhenu Ghat).
Upper Ganga Canal, right bank
Near the Nagar Nigam office, at Chhath Puja Ghat (Barrier No. 6), at Vedniketan ghat and near Durga Mandir in Jwalapur. A further ghat is listed on the left bank upstream of Jatwara bridge in Jwalapur.
Elsewhere
A bathing ghat on the escape channel in the Bairagi Camp area, and a ghat on the right bank of the Ganga downstream of Sadani Ghat, in the Dudhiyaband area.
Har Ki Pauri
A revitalisation project covering Malviya Dweep, Subhash Ghat, Kangra Ghat and the Rodibelwala ghat bridges, plus repairs to chains, railings, tiles and stone at the public ghats, and painting.
Bridges, permanent and temporary
Four permanent bridges are on the permanent list. In March 2026, ANI reported the approved cost of two of them.
| Bridge | Where | Approved cost |
|---|---|---|
| 60 m bowstring steel girder, double lane | Over the Mayapur escape channel, linking Dakshdweep and Bairagi Camp | ₹12.46 crore (ANI) |
| Double-lane bridge in place of a causeway, 44.80 m | Over the Sukhi river, on the road to the cremation ground | ₹13.21 crore (ANI) |
| 90 m span steel girder, two lane | Over the Pathri Rau river, on the Dhanauri to Sidcul link road | Not given |
| 60 m span bridge | Over the Pathri Rau river, on the Jwalapur to Shivalik Nagar road | Not given |
The second list adds bridges marked for “construction and dismantling”, which means they are to be taken down again: two steel bridges over the Ganga at Neeldhara to Chandi Dweep, two from Bairagi Camp to Gaurishankar Dweep, a 56 m bridge near Van Samadhi, two Bailey bridges over the eastern Ganga canal (one for entry, one for exit) and crate bridges in the mela area. It also lists footbridges over the Mayapur escape channel from Sati Ghat to Bairagi Camp and near the Daksh temple in Kankhal, and repairs to the Shiv Dhanush and Janaki Setu bridges.
Buses, roads and services
Seven temporary Kumbh bus stations
Bairagi Camp, Rishikesh (site 2), Gauri Shankar, Rishikul (site 1), Motichur, Dakshdweep and Dhirwali. The bus stands at Haridwar, Roorkee and Manglaur are to be renovated.
Roads
Widening of National Highway 334 from Patanjali Yogpeeth; repair of 23.7 km of the Chilla road from Virbhadra barrage in Rishikesh to Chandighat; the Kanwar patri road along the Ganga canal from Jatwara bridge to the state border; and temporary access roads for institutions, parking and akharas in mela sectors 1 to 31.
Temple paths
Pilgrim facilities and access at Chandi Devi (phase 1) and on routes 1 and 2 to Mansa Devi, by the forest department.
Finding your way
Sign boards in the core Kumbh area, a footpath linking the city’s temples with Har Ki Pauri, and tourist information centres.
Water
Rebuilt pumping schemes in Bhupatwala, an overhead tank at Bairagi Camp, new wells on the river islands and new fire hydrants.
Control
A second command and control centre, CCR-2, approved at ₹50.27 crore next to the existing Mela Control Building, with a helipad proposed on its roof (ANI). The second list also includes CCTV at the ghats, facade lighting and a show with 1,500 drones.
Approved is not finished
The state set October 2026 as the deadline for permanent works. The lists posted that month do not say which works are complete, and we have not seen a report that they are. Do not plan around a new ghat, bridge or bus station until a mela notice for the bathing days names it.
Still not announced: which of the new ghats will be open to the public on the Amrit Snan days, which bus station serves which route, the traffic and parking plan for each bathing day, and the cost of most works. For what is known about parking, read Haridwar Kumbh parking and shuttles; for the dates, see Haridwar Kumbh 2027 dates.
Plan your trip
Sources
6 sources · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Important Documents (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Kumbh Permanent Works: Permanent Work List (Approved), Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Kumbh Works under 500 Cr: 'Work with in 500 Cr.' list, Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Haridwar gears up for Kumbh 2027 as CM Dhami fast-tracks infra projects · Business Standard (ANI) ·
- Haridwar Kumbh 2027 preparation review and permanent-works deadline · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
- Foundation laid for 34 Haridwar Kumbh infrastructure works · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
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