Ayodhya prepares for Maha Shivratri with enhanced safety and crowd management measures
Ayodhya Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi has assured that the administration is taking all mandatory steps to make sure a easy and comfy expertise for the devotees visiting Ayodhya on Maha Shivratri, scheduled for February 26.
“We’re making efforts to make sure that the devotees coming to Ayodhya are comfy. As we speak, we had a gathering with the district administration and made many preparations for the comfort of the folks,” Tripathi advised ANI on Sunday.
He additional added, “Any devotee coming to Ayodhya won’t face any inconvenience… Our visitors and diversion plans are prepared. Our sanitation and consuming water programs are all up to date… Now we have two Shiva Temples which can be of historic significance, Nageshwarnath and Kshireshwar Nath. Now we have made preparations in each these locations… folks won’t face any inconvenience.”
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In gentle of the huge inflow of devotees anticipated on the event, the authorities have carried out intensive crowd management measures at Ayodhya Dham Railway Station to make sure easy administration and security.
Talking to ANI, Deputy Superintendent of Police Yashwant Singh mentioned that devotees will solely be allowed to go to the platform when the prepare arrives.
“Now we have elevated alertness forward of the Maha Kumbh snan on Mahashivratri. Extra safety has been deployed right here, after which the entire variety of personnel deployed right here is greater than 350. Barricading has been carried out throughout. A holding space has been arrange and passengers are being introduced right here. We’re making common bulletins for trains in order that they keep conscious. They’re being given entry solely after their prepare arrives on the platform. We’re making certain that the platform’s passengers don’t exceed its capability… All preparations are in place,” DSP Singh emphasised.
This transfer comes within the wake of a tragic stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15, throughout which 1000’s of devotees had been heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 pageant. The stampede resulted in 18 fatalities and plenty of accidents because of overcrowding.
After the stampede incident at New Delhi station, the Ministry of Railways has introduced plans to assemble everlasting holding areas at roughly 60 railway stations throughout the nation liable to crowd congestion.
In line with ministry sources, this choice is a part of a broader technique to handle the massive crowds that ceaselessly collect at busy railway stations, making certain smoother transit and decreasing congestion-related points.
In the meantime, the Uttar Pradesh authorities has intensified preparations for the ultimate main tub of Maha Shivratri, scheduled for February 26, on the ongoing Maha Kumbh.
In keeping with the Chief Minister’s directives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and Director Basic of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar visited Mahakumbh Nagar to evaluate the preparations and issued mandatory directions to officers, in keeping with a press release from the Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO).
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Talking to the media, DGP Prashant Kumar acknowledged, “We’re making complete preparations for visitors management, crowd administration, and making certain a easy expertise for devotees, particularly over the past tub and the upcoming weekend. Our fixed endeavour is to make sure that devotees don’t face any sort of inconvenience.”
