Earlier, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Dwivedi on Sunday assured that a three-tier system is being implemented to ensure smooth proceedings for the sacred event.
A massive influx of devotees was witnessed at Prayagraj junction as the city gears up to host the sacred Amrit Snan on February 3, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami.
Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel deployed at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj rescued a youth from drowning in the Yamuna River near the Sangam late on Sunday.
The lead singer of Coldplay band, Christ Martin, along with his girlfriend and actress Dakota Johnson, took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Saturday.
Speaking to ANI, Dwivedi said "There is a three-tier system that is working here... All senior officers are coordinating so that nothing of this sort happens and things go smoothly. We are monitoring the crowd movement closely..."
"We are here in Prayagraj. All the arrangements have been made so smoothly by the central government and the Uttar Pradesh administration... Lakhs of devotees are doing their devotion, their worship here..." said spiritual leader Shankar.
To ensure a smooth experience for devotees during the Amrit Snan on Vasant Panchami, the Kumbh Command and Control Centre is overseeing all operations for the ongoing Maha Kumbh 2025. The centre is monitoring 25 sectors, 30 pontoon bridges, and sensitive barricades, with over 3,000 CCTV came
Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs (MoS), Pabitra Margherita, led a 110-member foreign delegation to visit the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The delegation included Heads of Mission, their spouses, and diplomats from 71 countries.
On the occasion of faith and devotion, more than 36.1 million devotees took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam on Sunday, according to an official statement from the Uttar Pradesh Information Department.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief, Akhilesh Yadav, alleging that in the last two months, all his posts on X (formerly Twitter) were against the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.
Pilgrims at the Mahakumbh Mela dismissed social media allegations of mismanagement and defamation attempts, stating that 90 per cent of reports on Facebook and Instagram are fake.