Saturday, February 1 is the 20th day of Maha Kumbh. 90 lakh devotees took bath till 10 am. With this, more than 32.35 crore people have taken a dip in Sangam since January 13. On the third day of the stampede in Maha Kumbh, CM Yogi reached Prayagraj. During this, he first reached Sangam coast, where the stampede took place.

After this, he asked Kumbh Mela officer Vijay Kiran Anand the reason for the incident. Also questioned the officers. A stampede took place in Sangam Nose area at around 1:30 am on the night of Mauni Amavasya (January 28) in Maha Kumbh. According to the government, 30 people died in the accident, and about 60 people are injured.

People have not died in the stampede, they have attained salvation

Meanwhile, Dhirendra Shastri’s statement has come out on the stampede during the Amrit bath of Magh Amavasya. According to Dhirendra Shastri, people have not died in the stampede in Prayagraj, they have got salvation. Everyone has to die one day, but if someone dies on the banks of the Ganges, then he attains salvation.

After the stampede on Mauni Amavasya bath, the police have now started preparations for Vasant Panchami and Maghi Purnima bathing festivals. Also, Municipal Commissioner Chandra Mohan Garg held a meeting with the Municipal Corporation officials on Friday evening. The Municipal Commissioner directed all the officials to remain in alert mode for both the bathing festivals. In view of the possible crowd coming on both the bathing festivals, the Municipal Commissioner has directed to increase the holding area and toilets in the meeting.

Steps taken in security and arrangements

The UP government has deployed two senior IAS officers for crowd control and smooth arrangements. Both the IAS officers had taken charge in the Ardh Kumbh of the year 2019. Lakhs of devotees are coming to the Maha Kumbh, in view of which these arrangements are being made. Effective crowd control arrangements are being made at major ghats and Sangam area. Also, new routes are being made to streamline the movement of the crowd. The emergency response system has been strengthened, so that immediate action can be taken in any situation.

Inspector suspended for putting ash in the food of devotees

At the same time, the inspector who put ash in the bhandaara being made for the devotees coming to Mahakumbh has been suspended. According to the information, on Thursday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav shared the video on X. People also expressed their displeasure by sharing the video on social media. After this, Soraon police station in-charge Brajesh Tiwari, who put ash, was suspended.

Heavy crowd in Ayodhya along with Prayagraj

Let us tell you that the devotees arriving for the Mahakumbh bath are also reaching Ayodhya to visit Ram Lalla after Prayagraj. Due to which there is a huge crowd of devotees in Ayodhya as well.

From space, only Maha Kumbh is seen glittering on earth

NASA astronaut Don Petit has shared 2 pictures of Maha Kumbh from the International Space Station (ISS) on X. In the pictures, only Maha Kumbh is seen glittering with light on earth from space.

The Maha Kumbh Mela will continue till February 26

Let us tell you that the Maha Kumbh is one of the largest and most important religious gatherings in the world. It is held every 12 years at one of the four places in India. Let us tell you that the Maha Kumbh Mela started on January 13 and will continue till February 26.