After the stampede at Mahakumbh on Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued several guidelines regarding mob management, traffic flow, stopping the crowd of devotees and coordination between the departments.
According to an official statement, he ordered the deployment of Ashish Goyal, a divisional commissioner of Prayagraj and former ADA Vice President Bhanu Goswami, to further strengthen the arrangements.
Adityanath asked the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to closely review the arrangements of Mahakumbh Mela. “Every aspect related to security and public facility should be carefully investigated to ensure uninterrupted arrangements for Basant Panchami,” he said.
He said that the current ADG and District Magistrate of Prayagraj should ensure safe and smooth farewell of every devotee. According to the government statement, five special secretary level officers are being appointed to monitor the operation.
The statement said that they will stay in Prayagraj till 12 February to help in making the arrangements smooth. In addition, Superintendent of Police level officers will also be deployed for better management and security.
In the Sangam area of Mahakumbh, at least 30 people were killed and 60 others were injured in a stampede in the early hours of Wednesday. This stampede was among millions of pilgrims for the holy bath on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.
In view of the tragedy, the Chief Minister has given late night video conference with senior police officials and officials of several districts including Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Varanasi Ayodhya, Mirzapur, Basti, Jaunpur, Chitrakoot, Banda, Ambedkarnagar, Pratapgarh, Sant Kabir Nagar, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli and Gorakhpur. of.
According to the official statement, after reviewing the updated information from the District Magistrate of ADG and Prayagraj, the Chief Minister stressed the need to increase vigilance and caution in the fair area.
It said that the Chief Minister also inquired about security and mob management measures for the devotees coming from officials of Ayodhya, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Chitrakoot.
Additionally, officials of districts bordering Prayagraj were instructed to maintain continuous coordination with the Prayagraj administration to ensure uninterrupted management and public safety.
The Chief Minister also issued other major guidelines in the special meeting. He said that a large number of devotees gather at all railway stations of Prayagraj, who are preparing to return home after completing the holy bath.
CM said, “It is our responsibility to ensure safe and smooth departure of every devotee to the ADG and District Magistrate of Prayagraj. It is our responsibility to facilitate their journey. To achieve this, uninterrupted coordination with the Railways to ensure continuous train operations to achieve this. Should be maintained. “
“In addition, additional buses of the Transport Corporation should also be installed to control the crowd,” he said.
He said that holding areas have been created at border points to control the pressure of the crowd in the fair area. Devotees should be allowed to move forward on the basis of the current situation. He said that food and drinking water system should be ensured in all holding areas so that no devotee has any inconvenience.
Additionally, he said that uninterrupted power supply should be maintained at these places.
Officers of districts bordering Prayagraj should strictly follow the instructions issued from Prayagraj. According to the statement, patrolling should be increased on all major routes including Ayodhya-Prayagraj, Kanpur-Prayagraj, Fatehpur-Prayagraj, Lucknow-Pratapgarh-Prayagraj and Varanasi-Prayagraj and traffic should be increased smoothly.
Adityanath said, “All return routes from Prayagraj should be open and uninterrupted at all times.”
He said, “Traffic should remain smooth in Mahakumbh Mela area. Avoid stopping unnecessarily and the crowd should be stopped at all places. The roads should not be crowded. If the roadside shopkeepers occupy the road and occupy the road If kept, they should be transferred to open places so that the continuous flow of traffic should be ensured at any place. “
The Chief Minister said that the next Amrit bath will take place on 3 February on Basant Panchami. According to the statement, lakhs of devotees coming to Mahakumbh are also visiting Varanasi and Ayodhya for darshan and worship, while many are going to Chitrakoot and Mirzapur.
A significant increase in the number of people in the next two days is expected, so it is necessary to take strong vigilance in these major cities. Continuous monitoring and precautionary measures should be ensured. Holding areas should be created to control the congestion flow, so that movement can be allowed according to the situation.
It states that barricading should be used effectively, traffic management should be improved and there should be adequate parking system.
