Million Hindu pilgrims in Maha Kumbu Mela, a huge festival in Playa Grage, Indian city, are sacred about one of the most auspicious dates in the Hindu calendar. After hurrying to take the water in the river, people were injured and feared death.
Pilgrims stated that some people were sleeping on the ground when they rushed to join the Ganges River and the Yamuna River, where Hindu was sacred, and the barriers were broken.
PRAYAGRAJ’s Kumbh Mela occurs every 12 years. Hindu believes that when two holy rivers meet, with the third myth river called Sarasvati, they will help them eliminate all sins and achieve their salvation. Masu. Due to a particular advantageous celestial alignment, this year, millions of people were expected to be further in an event named “Maha” or Great Cumb.
The Uttar Pradesh government, where PrayagraJ is located, estimates that about 400 million will participate in six weeks from every corner of India. To accommodate all of them, the government has built a temporary city on the shores of the Ganges, with tents, toilets, streets, pon twin bridges, and waste management facilities.
The danger of many crowds was frequently a problem in Kumbh Mela. In 2013, 42 people were killed by the crowd crushed by a train platform and 45 people were injured.
After the 2013 incident, the government officials were far organized into pilgrims’ safety and security, focusing. This year, the Uttar Pradesh government has adopted sophisticated technologies to monitor the inflow and outflow of people so that police staff on the ground can redirect crowds.
Despite the precautionary measures, the festival employees encouraged people to join the river. Police officers could not clean up the bathing area before many pilgrims rushed.
This is an updated development story.