Maha Kumbh declared ‘No Vehicle Zone’, emergency plan implemented at railway stations of Prayagraj

Jyoti — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:28:09 +0000

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: In view of the bathing festival of Maghi Purnima in the ongoing Maha Kumbh in the religious city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, the administration has implemented special traffic arrangements.

Under this, the entire fair area has been declared a ‘no vehicle zone’ from 4 am on February 11, 2025. According to officials, private and public vehicles of devotees coming to Prayagraj will be parked in the parking of the respective route after four o’clock in the morning on February 11. So that there is no traffic chaos in the city and devotees can easily reach the bathing ghats on foot.

He said that to facilitate the movement of devotees, the administration has also declared the entire Prayagraj city as a ‘no vehicle zone’ from 5 pm on February 11. Only emergency services will be exempted from this restriction. According to officials, this special traffic plan will remain in force till the completion of the bath on February 12 to ensure the safe evacuation of devotees in the fair area. This rule will also be applicable to the vehicles of devotees doing Kalpavas in the fair.

Emergency plan implemented at railway stations

Due to the huge crowd coming to Maha Kumbh, an emergency plan has been implemented at all the railway stations of Prayagraj from February 11. Single track has been made mandatory at Prayagraj Junction, Subedarganj, Chhivki, Naini, Rambagh, Jhunsi, Prayag and Phaphamau from 8 am. According to the report of Dainik Jagran, in view of the huge crowd at these railway stations, passengers are being given entry from one side. While exit will have to be done from the other side.

Apart from this, there will be diversion on all routes. Before reaching Prayagraj Railway Station, passengers will have to reach the passenger shelter home by taking a detour. Only after this they will be sent to the platform. Information about direction wise trains in the fair area will also be given through the allowance as to which station the passengers should go to.

More than 100 special trains organized

Railway CPRO Shashikant Tripathi said that there has been a huge crowd at the stations for several days. More than 100 Mela Special trains are being operated on demand every day. He said that till 9 pm on Tuesday, 108 special trains were operated. In this, North Central Railway operated 81, Northern Railway operated 10 and Northeast Railway operated 17 special trains. Apart from this, special trains are also being run continuously.

On Tuesday, North Central Railway General Manager Upendra Chandra Joshi and DRM Himanshu Badoni reviewed the preparations. He instructed the officials that on whichever route the crowd gathers, a special train should be immediately dispatched from the platform for that route. Every moment’s update was released from the control tower. He said that the crowd should not gather near the railway station, and whatever passengers reach the shelter, arrangements should be made to take them to their destination quickly.

According to the data released by the Mela administration, more than 1.30 crore people took bath in Sangam and Ganga till 10 am on Wednesday. So far more than 47.45 crore people have taken bath here. All Kalpvasis have been requested to follow traffic rules and use only valid parking.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been monitoring the Maha Kumbh Mela area from a ‘war room’ set up at his official residence in Lucknow since 4 am on Wednesday. UP DGP Prashant Kumar, Principal Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad and other senior officials are also present with CM Yogi.

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Railway New Timetable: Indian Railways is ready to implement the new time table from January 1. Check the new timetable

Jyoti — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:57:15 +0000

Indian Railways will unveil a new time table from January 1, 2025. The current time table, the 44th edition of ‘Trains at a Glance’, will be effective till December 31, 2024.

Last year, Indian Railways released the All India Railway Time Table Trains at a Glance (TAG), which became effective from October 1. TAG is also available on the official Indian Railways website.

The Railway Ministry plans to launch all 136 Vande Bharat Express trains, 2 Amrit Bharat Express trains and Namo Bharat Rapid Rail (Vande Metro) in 2025. Last year, the national transporter launched 64 Vande Bharat trains and 70 additional services to enhance passenger convenience and efficiency.

Usually, the Railway Ministry releases the working time table of ‘Trains at a Glance’ (TAG) before June 30 every year. The new time table comes into effect from July 1. However, this year the norms were revised.

IRCTC is preparing for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

Meanwhile, in preparation for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is ensuring world-class facilities for lakhs of devotees attending the event. According to an official release, along with operating about 3,000 special Mela trains, shelter is being arranged for more than 1 lakh passengers. Apart from this, IRCTC, the tourism and hospitality arm of the Indian Railways, has completed the construction of a luxurious tent city, Maha Kumbh Gram, near Triveni Sangam.

Online booking for stay at Maha Kumbh Gram is open from January 10 to February 28. Reservations can be easily made through the IRCTC website. Additional information is available on the IRCTC and Tourism Department websites and the Maha Kumbh app.

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