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Amid security measures, more than two crore devotees took a dip in the Sangam till 6 pm on the occasion of Magi Purnima during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela here.
According to an official statement, special arrangements have been made for the sacred bath starting in the early hours of Wednesday. The statement said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is monitoring the program from 4 am in the war room at his official residence in Lucknow.
With the ‘snin’ on Magi Purnima, another auspicious day for the holy bath, the month -long ‘imagination’ will end and will begin to leave about 1 million ‘Kalpana’ Maha Kumbh. The administration has requested them to follow traffic rules and use only authorized parking places.
While millions of devotees are going to the Sangam region, the government said in the statement that by 6 pm, more than two crore people took rituals in Triveni Sangam and other ghats.
Overall, since the onset of Maha Kumbh, more than 47 crore people have taken a dip in the Sangam.
Flower petals were also bathed on the devotees of the helicopter.
Cricket veteran Anil Kumbal along with his wife Chaitna Ramatitha took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam.
After arriving at Prayagraj on Tuesday, Kumble chose to perform a bath ritual on Magi Purnima, one day when no VIP protocol is seen. He joined the devotees as a regular pilgrimage, taking a boat to the confluence with his wife for rituals.
The statement said that Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary (Home) of Police Director General Sanjay Prasad and CM Secretariat officials are also present in the war room.
Maha Kumbh Mela Dig Vaibhav Krishna said, “Our system is very good and the deployment of the police is in all places. The crowd is moving comfortably. Our SOP is being followed.” Maha Kumbh SSP Rajesh Dwivedi said that the movement of devotees was running smoothly and the security personnel were all taking care of the pressure points.
He said, “We also made detailed arrangements during the previous ‘SNAN’ on Besant Panchami. This time our arrangements have been further enhanced.”
Talking about the security arrangements for the sacred ‘SNAN’, the SSP said, “All pressure points have been deployed more. Along with this, we are brief to ensure a smooth movement.” The UP government also launched ‘Operation Chaatrabhuj’ in Maha Kumbh to ensure the safety of pilgrims.
According to the statement, the initiative has strengthened security by the Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC) with advanced monitor The incident is monitored. ,
Mahakumba Nagar SSP Rajesh Dwivedi said that air monitoring and strict drone measures have been kept to ensure security.
Meanwhile, Adityanath greeted everyone at the holy bathing ceremony.
“Heartfelt greetings for all revered saints, religious leaders, imagination and devotees, who have come to the holy bath in the holy Trivevi in Maha Kumbh -2025. .
According to officials, the fair area was declared a ‘no vehicle area’ from 4 am on Tuesday, while the entire city became a vehicle area from 5 pm, with exemption for emergency and essential services.
To avoid traffic chaos, the parking site specified for public and private vehicles has been marked.
Preagraj ADG Bhanu Bhaskar said that special police forces have been deployed at all places where the mob management becomes challenging.
Officials said.
Bhaskar said that real time data is being collected from officials of toll plazas and neighboring districts to monitor and regulate the number of vehicles and routes to come.
The pilgrims said that the system of Maha Kumbh was good.
Srinivas, who came from Andhra Pradesh to take a dip, said, “It feels good. The UP government has made good arrangements. Thank you very much for Yogi Adityanath and PM Narendra Modi.” Another devotee, Gayatri said, “I am very happy to come here on this auspicious occasion. The UP government has created a good atmosphere here. Being a Hindu, this is the first time I realized like an Indian. Has shown people. .
The Maha -Kumbh will end on 26 February on the occasion of Mahashivratri with the last ‘Amrit Snin’.
According to the UP government, one stampede was killed on January 29 and 60 injured during the Manui Amavasya ‘Amirte Snow’.
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