For the first time in the history of Gangasagar mela, the Kapil Muni mandir and ashram has been lit up using conventional power supply. After a long struggle the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) managed to introduce the conventional power supply in Sagar Island a few months ago by setting up three huge towers at Muri Ganga that separates Sagar Island with the mainland. But they managed to provide only 200 kilowatt power for the mela purpose, which is just 20 per cent of the total requirement.