Entry of all vehicles banned in Mela area for five days

THE BAN ON ENTRY OF ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES INTO THE FAIR AREA CAME INTO EFFECT AT 8 PM ON JANUARY 11 AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL 8 PM ON JANUARY 15

- HT Correspondent

PRAYAGRAJ: To ensure smooth movement and safety for millions of pilgrims visiting the Mahakumbh Mela-2025 during the Paush Purnima and Makar Sankranti bathing festivals on January 13 and 14, traffic diversions and designated parking arrangements have been implemented.

The ban on entry of all types of vehicles into the fair area came into effect at 8 pm on January 11 and will remain in place until 8 pm on January 15, informed SSP (Mela) Rajesh Dwivedi.

During this period, only vehicles belonging to the mela administration, and essential services like medical, police, and fire, will be allowed entry into the fair grounds.

Designated parking sites for pilgrims' vehicles Seven parking sites have been allocated for pilgrims' vehicles based on their routes:

• Jaunpur Route: Jhunsi Sugar Mill, Pure Surdas Garapur Road, Samayamai Temple Kachhar, Badra Saunauti, and Rahimapur Marg.

• Varanasi Route: Mahuva Bagh, Akhada Parking, Saraswati Parking, Jhunsi Railway Station, Nageshwar Temple Parking, Gyan Ganga Ghat Chhatnag Parking, and Shiv Mandir Ustapur in Mahmoodabad.

• Mirzapur Route: Devrakh Uparhar, Tent City Madanua/Mawaiya/Devrakh, Devrakh Uparhar, Omaxe City, and Ghazia Parking.

• Rewa-Banda-Chitrakoot Route: Navprayag, Agriculture Institute, Yamuna Patti, Mahewa, and Mirkhpur Kachhar Parking.