Ayodhya: At present, there are war-like situations in many countries around the world, while in some, the activity of anti-India elements has increased. Intelligence agencies are also getting many important inputs in this regard, which has increased the concern about the security arrangements for the Maha Kumbh to be held in Prayagraj next year.
Therefore, it has been decided that in view of the bad situation abroad at present, no person, vehicle and goods will be able to enter Prayagraj without checking at all interstate borders and inter-district borders. Entry will be allowed only after checking and frisking with the help of ultra-modern equipment. Recently, in a meeting held regarding the preparations for the Maha Kumbh under the chairmanship of ADG Zone Prayagraj Bhanu Bhaskar, in the presence of officials of the concerned zones, ranges, districts, GRP, it was decided that every person, vehicle, goods should be thoroughly checked on the borders of the districts of Varanasi, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow zone including Satna and Rewa of Madhya Pradesh and the districts of the inter-zonal border.
Patrolling and vigilance should be done along with monitoring of every vehicle coming to and going from Prayagraj. CCTVs will be installed at every checking point, the exercise of which will be started from the month of October. This will create an atmosphere of fear among terrorists and criminals.
Strong VIP security arrangements
Celebrities and diplomats from all over the world will also come to Maha Kumbh. In view of this, strong security arrangements are being made. SSP Maha Kumbh Mela Rajesh Dwivedi said that a foolproof plan has been made for the security of water, land and sky in the fair area. Under this, snipers, NSG commandos, commando squads, ATS, STF, BDDS and sniffer dogs etc. will be deployed. Special forces will be deployed in the entire Prayagraj, fair area, major places, temples and Sangam. There will be bulletproof outposts at many places along with anti-drone system.
2 contingents of NSG commandos and 26 AS check (anti sabotage) teams will do checking in the entire city. 4 units of ATS commandos and 3 units of STF will be deployed in the fair area. 20 snipers, 3 sniffer dogs, 4 swan teams will also be deployed for security.
Holding areas will also be created
Due to the arrival of double the number of devotees in Maha Kumbh this time, holding areas will be created on the borders of neighboring districts. They will be allowed to enter Prayagraj only when the traffic pressure in the fair area is reduced. Let us tell you that last time 25 crore devotees came to Kumbh, whose number is estimated to be more than 45 crore this time.
Of these, 95 percent will come by road, 4.5 percent by rail and 0.5 percent by air. The government has decided to stop the devotees by creating huge holding areas in the border districts. To avoid any untoward incident, adequate police force will be deployed along with arrangements for electricity, water, toilets, food, medical and CCTV. Apart from this, parking for vehicles will also be made. Holding areas will also be created near railway stations.
