Maha Kumbh 2025: Vehicle-free, VIP-free zone, UP Govt Plans Biggest Bathing day on Mauni Amavasya

Maha Kumbh 2025: From declaring the Maha kumbh area in Prayagraj as a vehicle-free and VIP-free zone to drawing up a plan to avoid any security issue or stampede-like situation, elaborate arrangements have been made for the biggest bathing day of the mela on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on January 29, senior Uttar Pradesh government officials said.

This means there will be no VIP protocol for dignitaries or pass system for any visitors, including devotees, and vehicles will not be allowed to go beyond the designated parking space.

From declaring the Maha kumbh 2025 area in Prayagraj as a vehicle-free and VIP-free zone to drawing up a plan to avoid any security issue or stampede-like situation, elaborate arrangements have been made for the biggest bathing day of the mela on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on January 29, senior Uttar Pradesh government officials said.

This means there will be no VIP protocol for dignitaries or pass system for any visitors, including devotees, and vehicles will not be allowed to go beyond the designated parking space.

Besides, there will be one-way traffic on pontoon bridges to ease movement, it is learnt. Even the akhadas will be allowed entry and exit based on the specific slots allotted to them. “First of all, we have prepared the zonal arrangement, according to which those coming from Arail side should bathe at Arail Ghat and those coming from Jhusi side should bathe at Jhusi Ghat,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vaibhav Krishna said. Vehicular traffic will be prohibited in the Kumbh area from January 27 to January 30. Also, no VIP protocol will be followed on these days,” he added.

As sadhus from 13 akhadas will also take shahi or amrit snan on January 29, special entry and exit routes have been set for them in the Sangam area. Additional security personnel have also been deployed to ensure that the entry or exit routes are followed properly.

On the request of the state government, the railways have also made a special plan for the movement of trains so that there is no congestion at railway stations. Officials said that there is a plan to run 150 trains for Mauni Amavasya at nine railway stations in Prayagraj.

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