ALLAHABAD: After analysing the best crowd density spots within the ongoing Kumbh Mela with the help of crowd analytics tool right through Mauni Amvasya Snan by which over 5 crore devotees took dip within the Sangam on Sunday, the Mela police has drafted a contemporary crowd management and safety plan for the closing ‘shahi snan’ of Kumbh on the instance of Basant Panchami on February 10.
The Mela management would deploy additional forces and volunteers at 5 known spots — Sangam noze, Kali Sadak, Akhara Marg, Ganga Prasar Kshetra and Parade — for better crowd management right through the ‘snan’, likely to be attended by over two crore devotees.
Additional DG (Allahabad zone) S N Sabat mentioned, “A staff of 10 information technology (IT) professionals reviewed some densely populated spaces within the ongoing Kumbh and found that the density of devotees and pilgrims used to be the best at Sangam noze — 3.19 individuals in step with sq. meter -- followed by Kali Sadak, Peepe ka Pul, Akhara Marg, Ganga Prasar Kshetra and Parade.”
The professionals took assist of 452 high-definition cameras put in on the Integrated Control & Command Centre (ICCC) and crowd analytics tool in arriving on the conclusion.
“After analyzing the details and determine, Mela police has chalked out a contemporary safety plan and additional forces, together with two corporations of para-military forces and 10 Inspector-rank police officers can be deployed on the 5 places,” he mentioned adding, “additional forces were referred to as in from different zonal districts.”
The Mela police had deployed over 35,000 police and para-military team of workers right through the Mauni Amavasya snan. However, witnessing the inflow of devotees, an additional 2,000 team of workers have additionally been summoned for foolproof safety and crowd management, he added.
Apart from deployment of additional forces, police would barricade different routes, together with Yamuna Bridge street and Jhunsi street to handle the drift of crowd right through the Basant Panchami snan.
Sabat mentioned the drift of devotees and pilgrims can be somewhat excessive until February 11.
He added that Mela police has additionally held a meeting with Akhara Parishad to make certain that akharas would observe the instructions issued for them, like selection of automobiles and timing.
“It used to be unanimously made up our minds that all the 13 akharas can be doing away with their shahi processions as in step with scheduled timings and would go back to their respective camps accordingly. As in step with the custom, sanyasis would take snan first followed by vairagis and Udasin akhara,” he added.
Mela management has additionally appealed to the akharas to restrict the selection of followers and devotees of to avoid crowding.
President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad Narenda Giri has stressed that all the akharas can be following the gadget to avoid any crowding.
The Mela management would deploy additional forces and volunteers at 5 known spots — Sangam noze, Kali Sadak, Akhara Marg, Ganga Prasar Kshetra and Parade — for better crowd management right through the ‘snan’, likely to be attended by over two crore devotees.
Additional DG (Allahabad zone) S N Sabat mentioned, “A staff of 10 information technology (IT) professionals reviewed some densely populated spaces within the ongoing Kumbh and found that the density of devotees and pilgrims used to be the best at Sangam noze — 3.19 individuals in step with sq. meter -- followed by Kali Sadak, Peepe ka Pul, Akhara Marg, Ganga Prasar Kshetra and Parade.”
The professionals took assist of 452 high-definition cameras put in on the Integrated Control & Command Centre (ICCC) and crowd analytics tool in arriving on the conclusion.
“After analyzing the details and determine, Mela police has chalked out a contemporary safety plan and additional forces, together with two corporations of para-military forces and 10 Inspector-rank police officers can be deployed on the 5 places,” he mentioned adding, “additional forces were referred to as in from different zonal districts.”
The Mela police had deployed over 35,000 police and para-military team of workers right through the Mauni Amavasya snan. However, witnessing the inflow of devotees, an additional 2,000 team of workers have additionally been summoned for foolproof safety and crowd management, he added.
Apart from deployment of additional forces, police would barricade different routes, together with Yamuna Bridge street and Jhunsi street to handle the drift of crowd right through the Basant Panchami snan.
Sabat mentioned the drift of devotees and pilgrims can be somewhat excessive until February 11.
He added that Mela police has additionally held a meeting with Akhara Parishad to make certain that akharas would observe the instructions issued for them, like selection of automobiles and timing.
“It used to be unanimously made up our minds that all the 13 akharas can be doing away with their shahi processions as in step with scheduled timings and would go back to their respective camps accordingly. As in step with the custom, sanyasis would take snan first followed by vairagis and Udasin akhara,” he added.
Mela management has additionally appealed to the akharas to restrict the selection of followers and devotees of to avoid crowding.
President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad Narenda Giri has stressed that all the akharas can be following the gadget to avoid any crowding.
Mela police draw new plan for Kumbh crowd management
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