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At Charbagh railway presumption successful Lucknow connected Tuesday, a time up of Mauni Amavasya (Express/Vishal Srivastav)
The Railways volition tally 360 trains, including 190 peculiar trains, crossed the 9 stations successful Prayagraj territory Wednesday connected the juncture of Mauni Amavasya, 1 of the main snan days astatine the Maha Kumbh. It volition beryllium the biggest bid cognition from a metropolis successful a azygous time successful the past of Indian Railways, its Chairman and CEO Satish Kumar said.
“With this plan, Railways volition tally a bid each 4 minutes from Prayagraj. Usually it takes astir 30 minutes to implicit boarding connected a train, due to the fact that we person done extended preparation… it volition instrumentality 15-20 minutes. We expect astir 10 lakh passengers to usage trains to scope Maha Kumbh connected Mauni Amavasya,” Kumar told reporters astatine Rail Bhawan.
“We person cancelled immoderate trains for time (Wednesday) truthful that we tin tally peculiar trains…We person enactment backmost immoderate of the trains for January 30,” helium said.
The 190 peculiar trains volition beryllium operated direction-wise from: Prayagraj Junction, Subedarganj, Naini, Prayagraj Chheoki, Prayag Junction, Phaphamau, Prayagraj Rambagh, Prayagraj Sangam, and Jhunsi.
Kumar said that for the information of passengers, a peculiar squad of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been deployed crossed the section.
“We person turned the Khusro Bagh into a holding area, wherever astir 1 lakh radical tin beryllium accommodated,” helium added.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government, much than 15 crore radical person bathed successful Ganga River since January 13, which marked the opening of the 45-day Maha Kumbh. Officials said astir 8 to 10 crore pilgrims are expected to instrumentality a dip successful the Triveni Sangam connected Mauni Amavasya.
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According to Kumar, the biggest situation would beryllium erstwhile radical commencement moving retired of the Mela area. “A ample fig of CCTVs person been installed successful the Mela country and astatine the railway stations. To clasp a ample fig of radical is the biggest challenge. But we person made arrangements successful Khusro Bagh. We volition enactment up a bully amusement similar we did connected Makar Sankranti. As acold arsenic peculiar trains are concerned, each are wide class.
Kumar denied the allegation of passengers facing problems successful boarding trains amidst a immense travel of people. “I don’t deliberation this is the case. Passengers are blessed and radical person to program successful beforehand fixed the bonzer circumstances. All the arrangements person been made. We person planned successful beforehand till February 4. All the reserved trains are afloat and present the lone enactment is to spell by unreserved trains,” said Kumar.
Dheeraj Mishra is simply a Principal analogous with The Indian Express, Business Bureau. He covers India’s 2 cardinal ministries- Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. He often uses the Right to Information (RTI) Act for his stories, which person resulted successful galore impactful reports. ... Read More
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