Day after Maha Kumbh stampede: VIP passes cancelled, no-vehicle zone, curbs on routes

Entry of vehicles from each adjoining districts has been banned and these volition beryllium stopped extracurricular Prayagraj city. Instructions person besides gone retired to wholly prohibition introduction of four-wheelers wrong the metropolis until February 4.

An serviceman connected information work said, “It has been communicated that VVIP passes person been revoked, meaning peculiar passes volition nary longer let conveyance entry. One-way routes person been introduced to facilitate creaseless question of people. Additionally, conveyance introduction has been restricted astatine the territory borders. A strict prohibition connected conveyance introduction into the metropolis volition stay successful spot until February 4.”

People hunt for their missing relatives pursuing the Maha Kumbh stampede, successful Prayagraj connected Thursday. (PTI)

The medication said these measures are designed to negociate the crowds and guarantee the information of devotees. People are being urged to adhere to the guidelines and cooperate.

Following the caller directions, a ample fig of devotees arriving successful vehicles were stopped astatine the territory border, and introduction regulated successful tiny groups to forestall overcrowding successful the Maha Kumbh area. This led to ample crowds gathering astatine the introduction points to Prayagraj.

Later successful the day, information teams stationed astatine the borders started letting devotees participate the metropolis country successful controlled batches.

Officials basal with an ambulance wrong the Motilal Nehru Medical College mortuary aft a stampede astatine Maha Kumbh Mela connected Mauni Amavasya successful Prayagraj. (Express photograph by Chitral Khambhati)

There’s dense constabulary beingness astatine the Sangam Nose – – it’s the portion of onshore astatine the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati – and ghats to modulate the question of devotees. People are not allowed to stay astatine the Sangam Nose and ghats for an extended period. They are being told to instrumentality a dip upon accomplishment and vacate the country without immoderate delay.

Entry of vehicles from each adjoining districts has been banned and these volition beryllium stopped extracurricular Prayagraj city.

Additional barricades person been installed to guarantee the orderly travel of the crowds astatine the ghats.

In a preliminary enquiry into the stampede incident, information agencies recovered that astir victims were those who had been resting astatine the Sangam Nose and ghats. Some were waiting for the auspicious clip to instrumentality the dip, portion others were hoping to conscionable sadhus and members of the Akharas.

“Some devotees said they were resting astatine the Sangam ghats and Nose aft walking connected ft for 15-20 km,” a elder authoritative said.

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