Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh):
Preparations for the Maha Kumbh, which is scheduled to be held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, are in full swing and rehearsals for ritualistic festivities similar to particular Ganga Aarti is being undertaken at Triveni Sangan (confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati).
The Maha Kumbh is being celebrated after 12 years and an enormous turnout of devotees is anticipated in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26. To stop mishaps, the district administration has been taking essential steps to make sure the security of the devotees, particularly for crowd administration and avoiding hearth incidents.
The district administration has inaugurated new hearth stations forward of the Maha Kumbh celebrations, the place a minimum of 365 automobiles have been deployed to make sure fast response in case of fireplace. Furthermore, the officers have been requested to hold out consciousness campaigns and mock drills in order that commoners do not panic in case of a small hearth incident.
ADG Hearth Padmaja Chauhan stated that the officers tasked to unfold consciousness may also train the folks to deal with such hearth incidents. “We’ve got knowledgeable the officers to go to the tents, unfold consciousness and perform mock drills. If there may be any small hearth incident, folks shouldn’t panic. The officers may also train the folks deal with such hearth,” she added.
This time, for Maha Kumbh, the administration has opted for technological instruments together with the deployment of personnel to make sure the security of the devotees.
ADG (Hearth Division) Chauhan knowledgeable that the administration has elevated the manpower and has deployed Fast Response Automobiles, all-terrain automobiles (ATVs) that may run on any form of terrain, firefighting robots and hearth mist bikes.
“We’ve got elevated the manpower. 365 automobiles have been deployed, together with Fast Hearth Response Automobiles, ATVs, firefighting robots and bikes, plenty of new expertise has been launched,” she added.
The administration was additionally bringing in firefighting boats, which might be able to be deployed in per week, Chauhan stated, including that the boats will use water from the river to douse the blaze.
“Firefighting boats have been launched and are anticipated to succeed in right here inside per week. In case of fireplace in eating places and platoon bridges, these boats might be used to douse the hearth. The boats will use water instantly from the river in case of a hearth in tents or the houseboats,” the ADG Hearth stated.
In the meantime, taking a digital leap, the Prayagraj division of North Central Railway has launched an modern initiative to simplify the ticketing course of by trendy expertise.
In the course of the Maha kumbh, devoted railway personnel from the Industrial Division might be deployed at Prayagraj Junction and different key places. These personnel might be simply identifiable by their inexperienced jackets, which is able to characteristic a QR code printed on the again.
Pilgrims can merely scan this QR code utilizing their cellphones to obtain the UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) cellular app. This app permits travellers to ebook unreserved tickets with out standing in lengthy queues.
This groundbreaking initiative is ready to scale back crowding at railway stations, enabling pilgrims to buy tickets seamlessly. With digital cost choices built-in into the method, it guarantees to save lots of time and ship a hassle-free expertise for the thousands and thousands of devotees anticipated to attend the Mahakumbh.
Railway employees carrying inexperienced jackets might be stationed not simply at railway platforms but in addition at different essential places to help pilgrims with ticket bookings and supply vital steering.
Scanning the QR code will lead passengers on to the UTS app, the place they’ll discover extra options and companies alongside ticket bookings.
This transfer by North Central Railway aligns with the imaginative and prescient of Digital India, providing technological comfort to pilgrims and enhancing their expertise on the world’s largest religious gathering. The modern ticketing system is anticipated to make Mahakumbh 2025 not solely divine and grand but in addition digitally empowered, making certain consolation and effectivity for all attendees.
The principle bathing rituals, referred to as the Shahi Snan (royal baths), will happen on January 14 (Makar Sankranti), January 29 (Mauni Amavasya), and February 3 (Basant Panchami).
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