Zonal ghats designated for bathing, no VIP motorboats

With up to 10 crore devotees expected for the biggest bathing festival of Mahakumbh-2025 on Mauni Amavasya, on January 29, the Prayagraj Mela Authority has implemented comprehensive measures to manage traffic and crowds efficiently at the sector level.

- K Sandeep Kumar

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR: With up to 10 crore devotees expected for the biggest bathing festival of Mahakumbh-2025 on Mauni Amavasya, on January 29, the Prayagraj Mela Authority has implemented comprehensive measures to manage traffic and crowds efficiently at the sector level.

Learning from the massive turnout on Makar Sankranti (January 15), a special zonal plan has been devised to ensure smooth movement. Pilgrims will now take dips at the nearest bathing ghats within the mela area instead of everyone proceeding to the Sangam Nose.

District magistrate Vijay Kiran Anand said, "Extensive arrangements have been made for the largest bathing festival. Pilgrims will return from the same sector or zone they bathed in, and steps are in place to ensure tight security and orderly movement."