Magh Mela Exclusive: Enjoy parasailing, hot air balloon in Magh Mela; Agreement with Mumbai company for water sports

December 17, 2023 Chief Editor

Magh Mela: Enjoy parasailing, hot air balloon in Magh Mela; Agreement with Mumbai company Litmus Private Limited for water sports

Now you can enjoy parasailing and hot air balloon in Magh Mela. For water sports, an agreement has been signed with Litmus Private Limited of Mumbai. It will be operated from near Triveni Darshan. The concept of organizing Magh Mela as a rehearsal for Mahakumbh has taken shape.

The concept of organizing Magh Mela as a rehearsal for Maha Kumbh has been finalized. For the first time in this cultural gathering, saint devotees will enjoy water sports on the waves of Sangam. For this, an agreement has been signed with Litmus Private Limited of Mumbai.

The first batch of Camarines boats has arrived here. Water sports station is ready near Triveni Darshan. Water sports in Magh Mela are expected to start in the first week of January.

A place for hot air ballooning has been seen near the tent city in Aral. This scheme has been implemented by the Tourism Department. Water sports activities will be conducted under the supervision of retired Navy officer Commander Nigam. Tickets will be determined soon.

Grand gates will be built on pontoon bridges help in parasailing, hot air balloon

To make the fair grand and divine, all the entrances will be specially decorated. For this the entry point will be made special. Apart from this, grand entrance gates will be built on all the pontoon bridges. Along with this, spy lighting will also be done.

Magh Mela will be plastic free

This fair will be completely plastic free. A plastic bank will be made in the fair. Those who bring plastic to the fair, it will be taken away from them. In return, jute or paper bags will be given to the saints, devotees and Kalpavasis. This sequence will continue throughout the fair.
Preparations for water sports have been completed. It will be operated from near Triveni Darshan on the banks of Yamuna.

Dayanand Prayad, Officer in Charge, Magh Mela

What is parasailing, hot air balloon

Parasailing, also known as parascending, paraskiing or parakiting, is a recreational kiting activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle while attached to a specially designed canopy wing that resembles a parachute, known as a parasail wing. The manned kite’s moving anchor may be a car, truck, or boat. The harness attaches the occupant to the parasail, which is connected to the boat, or land vehicle, by the tow rope. The vehicle then drives off, carrying the parascender (or wing) and person into the air. If the boat is powerful enough, two or three people can parasail behind it at the same time. The parascender has little or no control over the parachute. The activity is primarily a fun ride, not to be confused with the sport of paragliding.

There are commercial parasailing operations all over the world. Land-based parasailing has also been transformed into a competition sport in Europe. In land-based competition parasailing, the parasail is towed to maximum height behind a 4-wheel-drive vehicle. The driver then releases the tow line; the parasailer flies down to a target area in an accuracy competition.

The sport was developed in the late 1970s, and has been very popular ever since. The first international competitions were held in the mid-1980s and continue annually to this day. Over the years, the competitions have grown in scope as well as the number of participants.

Both the parachute and parasail can ascend and glide. The primary difference between the two is that the parasail is more stable and efficient during the ascent mode when being towed aloft with minimum or zero steering control by the parasailor. The parachute is not efficient when towed and is primarily used for skydiving where the parachutist can fully control the direction. In the descent mode, both are designed to slow the fall of a person during said descent at any given altitude.

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