A total of 1,847 assistive devices have been distributed to senior citizens at the ongoing Mahakumbh-2025 as part of the ‘Shravan Kumbh’ initiative in Sector-7. Organised by the state social welfare department, the initiative provides free medical check-ups and mobility aids to elderly attendees.
Officials stated that the distributed devices include hearing aids, lumbar belts, knee support belts, walking sticks, wheelchairs, spinal support, and cervical collars. A dedicated camp has been set up in the Mahakumbh area to facilitate the process.
Deputy director of the social welfare department, AK Singh, shared that doctors from AIIMS-Delhi, PGIMS-Lucknow, PGI-Chandigarh, and Jharkhand are offering medical services at Shravan Kumbh. Additionally, specialists from Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Punjab are conducting free health check-ups, with an OPD facility established at the department’s pavilion for comprehensive examinations.
To further support elderly attendees, a 100-bed temporary old age home has been set up in the Kumbh area. Destitute senior citizens from government-run homes are being brought to the site for a sacred bath at the Sangam as part of their spiritual journey.