- Maha

Kumbh described as symbol of social harmony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath given credit for success of event

- More

than 16k trains operated, 5 crore devotees got safe travel facility

- Railways

made several innovations for convenience of devotees and crowd management

- Permanent

improvements will be made in railway manual based on learnings from Maha Kumbh

Mahakumbh

Nagar, 27 Feb (HS): Railway Minister

Ashwini Vaishnav reached Prayagraj Junction today and met railway officials and

reviewed the railway arrangements during the Mahakumbh. He said that this event

of Mahakumbh is a symbol of Indian culture and social harmony. This grand event

was made possible under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in

which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath played a major role. He also

thanked the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, with whose cooperation

the Railways established better coordination and provided smooth travel facilities

to the devotees.

The

Railway Minister said that initially the Railways had planned to operate 13

thousand trains, but in view of the unexpected number of devotees, more than 16

thousand trains were successfully operated. During this period, about 4.5 to 5

crore devotees reached Maha Kumbh safely and received the holy benefit of

bathing in Sangam. The Railways established unprecedented coordination with the

state police, RPF, GRP and Rapid Action Force, which made traffic and crowd

management effective.

As

per the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the devotees were not

considered as just a crowd, but their faith and devotion was given priority.

With this view, the railways made many innovations, in which large hoarding

areas were developed in Khusrobagh, Jhunsi, Naini, Chheoki, Prayag Junction and

Prayagraj Junction. This provided convenience to the passengers and crowd

control was done effectively. In this 45-day mega event of Maha Kumbh, various

departments of the railways worked in a very coordinated manner, due to which

the entire arrangements remained smooth and no chaos was allowed to happen.

The

Railway Minister said that the learnings from this Maha Kumbh will be

permanently incorporated in the Railway Manual so that it can be used in other

big events in future. He said that on the basis of this historical experience,

the Railways will bring new improvements in its crowd management and passenger

facilities, so that better services can be provided to passengers across the

country.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi