Round 40 crore persons are more likely to attend the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, based on the North Central Railway.
“The administration has given us an estimate that round 40 crore individuals will attain throughout the Kumbh Mela. Crowd administration is an enormous topic for us,” Shashikant Tripathi, Chief Public Relations Officer, North Central Railway, informed ANI.
Tripathi additionally stated that North Central Railway has devised a plan for a clean and protected expertise for the pilgrims.
Detailing the plan, Tripathi stated, “The motion of individuals will likely be saved unidirectional to keep away from crisscross actions. Passengers will likely be taken to ‘Yatri-Kendra’ earlier than going to their respective platforms to keep away from confusion and pointless congestion on the platforms.”
Indian Railways, he famous, will run 13,000 trains, together with 10,000 common ones and three,000 particular companies, to deal with the huge inflow of pilgrims.
He stated, “Throughout the Kumbh Mela, we are going to run 13,000 trains. There are round 700 Mela particular trains for long-distance. Round 1,800 short-distance trains will function for 200-300 kms. We’re additionally working a hoop rail for many who wish to go to Chitrakoot, Banaras and Ayodhya, together with Prayagraj.”
Held each 12 years, the Kumbh Mela will happen on the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and legendary Sarasvati rivers in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26. The occasion will likely be a grand celebration, with numerous non secular, cultural, and vacationer sights.
In the meantime, the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Drive on Saturday held a mock drill with native companies for a clean organisation of the occasion, it stated in an announcement.
