CM Yogi urges public cooperation for Maha Kumbh, asks devotees "not to park vehicles on road"

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to the public to cooperate in ensuring smooth arrangements for Maha Kumbh 2025. He also urged the citizens to follow traffic regulations and not park their vehicles on the road.
CM Yogi's appeal comes in the wake of massive traffic jams en route to Prayagraj. Several videos of jams surfaced on social media, showing long trails of vehicles and commuters facing distress and getting stuck in jams for hours.
In a post on X, CM Yogi said, "Maha Kumbh is a great festival of faith, in which people from all over the country and the world are excited to participate. Everyone's positive cooperation can increase the success of this event manifold."
"All the devotees are requested not to park their vehicles on the roads but to use the designated parking spaces so that everyone gets an easy opportunity to take a religious dip in the Triveni Sangam," he added.
As the Maha Kumbh continues, large numbers of devotees are also arriving in Varanasi for darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath temple after taking a holy dip during the ongoing festival in Prayagraj.
Millions of pilgrims who have returned from Maha Kumbh are still in Varanasi for Baba Vishwanath's darshan.
The number of devotees continues to rise in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya and Varanasi, with crowds in the lakhs entering Ramlala Darshan Marg for darshan.
The ongoing Maha Kumbh saw over 3.75 million pilgrims take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam by 8 a.m. on Sunday, February 16, according to officials.
According to officials, no Kalpwasis remain at the venue, while the cumulative number of devotees who have taken the sacred bath till February 15 has surpassed 514.7 million.
The influx of pilgrims continues as the religious gathering progresses. Meanwhile, as per a release, new traffic and bathing guidelines were issued to accommodate the increasing number of devotees attending the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
As per the instructions issued, devotees or people coming to take a dip from the Parade Mela area towards the Sangam would be able to bathe at the Sangam and the other ghats built towards the parade area.
A 'No Vehicle' zone was also implemented in the entire Maha Kumbh area. With the number of over 501 million, the ongoing Maha Kumbh has set a 'record'. (ANI)