Prayer:
A large number of devotees are thronging daily during Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. So far, more than 60 crore devotees have committed virtues in Triveni Sangam. On 26 February, Mahashivratri is the last bath of Mahakumbh. In such a situation, the devotees have not yet reached Mahakumbh, they are also turning to Prayagraj to take a dip in the biggest event of Mahashivaratri or before that. Due to the devotees who are thronging in Prayagraj, there is a situation of jam on many routes. If you are also planning to go to Mahakumbh, then be sure to be updated with the paths going to Prayagraj and the jam on it.
Major routes connecting Prayagraj
- Prayagraj-Varanasi Road
- Prayagraj-Mirzapur
- Lucknow-Rae Bareli-Prayagraj
- Prayagraj-Jaunpur
- Prayagraj-Chitrakoot
- Prayagraj-Rewa
- Prayagraj-Koshambi
How is traffic on these routes at the moment?
- Most of the roads connecting Prayagraj to other cities are not currently jammed. Traffic is currently running smoothly on these routes. Although there is a jam on the way from Saidabad to Jhunsi, but the traffic is moving.
- A situation of jam is formed for several kilometers on Andawa road. At the same time, people continue to struggle with jam on the path of Mungari to Naini and Ghurpur to Idatganj in the Yamuna across the area.
- There is a jam situation in Dandupur further from here. On the Rewa Marg, the same condition is on the way to Gauhania via Nari-Bari to Gauhania, so there is a jam on the route coming from Kaushambi to the city. At the same time, vehicles are crawling in Sulemasarai. Apart from this, a situation of jam is also created in Rambagh near the fair area.
- If you are coming from Lucknow to Prayagraj, then this path is not easy for you. There is a situation of jam in Telierganj when he progressed from Phaphamau, then people are struggling with jam on the route coming from Pratapgarh.
- There is a jam on Balsan inside the city, Leprosi intersection towards Naini, Alopibagh flyover and new Yamuna bridge.
What is the system from the administration?
- To keep the traffic smooth, 7 additional IPS officers have been deployed.
- Devotees coming from Rewa, Mirzapur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur are being parked at the prescribed parking outside the city.
- Devotees are being sent to the confluence area by the shuttle bus and e -rickshaw being run by the fair administration.
- The administration has also done root diversion to avoid jam to Prayagraj city, so that there is no crowd.
Preparations to run 200 special train
During the Mahakumbh, a large number of people are reaching Prayagraj through trains. This is the reason that trains are in a tremendous crowd. In view of Mahakumbh, 80 to 100 trains are reaching Prayagraj daily daily. However, in view of Mahashivaratri, the railway is preparing to run more than 200 Kumbh special trains on 26 February. This 200 special train will take devotees from Prayagraj to their destination. Most of these trains are for short distances. Also, some trains are also being run for long distances. Every Kumbh special train has 18 to 20 coaches. However, more than 50 regular trains have been canceled in view of the crowd of devotees.
According to the information received by the Railways, more than 14 thousand trains were operated for the devotees in Mahakumbh. In this, 92 percent of the trains have been in Mail, Express, Super-Fast, Passenger and MEMU category, while 472 capital and 282 Vande Bharat trains were operated.
62 crore people reached Mahakumbh so far
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that 62 crore devotees have come to the Mahakumbh of Prayagraj so far and such a large number of people gathering during a certain period of time are one of the rare incidents of the century in itself.
CM Yogi said in a program, “I think such a large number of people gathered during a certain period in any event (whether it is related to spirituality or any kind of tourism). To be and unite with that event, is one of the rarest events of the century in itself. ”
How is security preparations?
The ongoing Mahakumbh in Sangam city Prayagraj will conclude on 26 February. In such a situation, the administration is hopeful that it will increase further in the coming days. Due to the last week of bathing, strong security arrangements have been made in the fair area. DIG Mahakumbh Nagar Vaibhav Krishna said that more than 60 crore devotees have bathed in Mahakumbh till Saturday (22 February). Even today, the number of people taking bath in the fair area is more. During the 24 hours on Saturday, more than one lakh vehicles of people who bathe in Mahakumbh came. The crowd and traffic have been well controlled in the Mahakumbh region. At the same time, the police is busy in improving the system with promptness.
On the preparations made for traffic, the DIG said, “Policemen have been deployed in the Mahakumbh Mela area in view of Mahashivratri. It will be our endeavor that the devotees coming to the Sangam area should be taken safe and taken to their destination. Parking of vehicles has been made to run traffic smoothly, whatever the vehicle will come from in the near parking Standing is being done.
Half of Sanatani has taken a dip
According to the statement issued by the government, according to an estimate there are a total of 120 crore Sanatani in the world, in this context, more than half of the world’s Sanatani Ganga and Triveni Sangam have taken a dip in Mahakumbh. By February 26, this number can reach above 65 crores. Various celebrities including diplomatic and Bhutan Naresh Namgyal Wangchuk of 73 countries came to bathe in Mahakumbh. Not only this, more than 5 million people from Nepal have taken bath so far.
According to the data, the maximum number of eight crore devotees took a bath on Mauni Amavasya, while 3.5 crore devotees took a dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. On February 1 and January 30, more than 2-2 crore and on Paush Purnima, 1.7 crore devotees took a dip in the Ganges and Sangam. Apart from this, 2.57 crore devotees took a bath in Triveni on Basant Panchami. At the same time, on the important bathing festival of Maghi Purnima, more than two crore devotees took a bath in the Sangam.
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