As crores of devotees are headed to Prayagraj, extreme site visitors congestion was witnessed for kilometers on the routes to the Maha Kumbh Mela on Sunday. Over 1.42 crore devotees took a dip within the Ganga and Sangam by 6 pm on Sunday, and greater than 42 crore have executed so to this point.
Police within the bordering Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar said it was unattainable to maneuver in direction of Prayagraj as there’s a site visitors jam of 200-300 km. Stranded devotees took to social media to share their woes. Additionally they shared movies of the site visitors congestion in Prayagraj.
A consumer wrote: “Guys, #Kumbh is extraordinarily crowded, and the whole #PrayagrajTraffic is chaotic and choked! For the primary time, I noticed #GoogleNavigation displaying the entire route in blue, but it took almost 5 HOURS to cowl simply 15–20 km! So, don’t belief Google Navigation! Locals say the group surged massively after Feb 5 and is now virtually as packed because it was on Jan! Keep ready!”
“It’s the actuality of Mahakumbh Jam. For those who’re nonetheless desirous about coming to Mahakumbh, have quite a lot of endurance and sufficient water and meals as a result of how a lot congestion will probably be on the highway. Nobody is aware of. All over the place there’s the group of devotees, devotees and devotees,” one other consumer wrote.
“Caught in in all probability the most important site visitors jam (15-20km) on the planet at Kumbh Prayagraj is totally gridlocked. Moved ~5 kms in 5 hours, by this time I ought to have been in Lucknow. Atrocious site visitors administration, needed to cancel my flight ticket and ebook one other at double,” a 3rd social media consumer mentioned.
“For these planning to go to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj this week: Be ready for enormous crowds and lengthy delays. Entry gates are closed 300 km forward, and the town has a minimal 8-hour site visitors jam. Solely practice, flight, and pedestrian entry are manageable. Plan properly.for the holydip,” yet one more consumer famous.
In the meantime, Samajwadi Get together president Akhilesh Yadav urged the federal government to make emergency preparations instantly for the stranded devotees. He additional mentioned the federal government has failed, being seen solely in “false ads filled with vanity” however lacking on the bottom.
“The hungry, thirsty, distressed and drained pilgrims within the site visitors jam in every single place must be checked out with a humane perspective. Is the frequent devotee not a human being?” Yadav requested in his publish. He shared a video of police in Madhya Pradesh asking folks to not journey to Prayagraj as a result of heavy site visitors.
In the meantime, the Prayagraj Sangam railway station was closed as a result of extreme crowd outdoors. The railways additionally applied site visitors restrictions at Prayagraj Junction station to handle the massive crowds.
Unreserved passengers had been allowed entry solely from the town aspect, whereas reserved passengers may enter by means of gate 5 and entry platforms half-hour earlier than practice arrivals.
