Each Amrit Snan at Mahakumbh drew more than 2.5 crore devotees, immersing themselves in the waters of Triveni. Also, the event witnessed a dozen occasions when the number of devotees breached the 1.5 crore figure at the Sangam.In order to ensure seamless movement of the crowd and peaceful finale of the Mela in all its religious grandeur, comprehensive measures have been implemented.The Uttar Pradesh government has deployed several senior IPS officers to oversee security arrangements and ensure effective execution of the plan on the ground. These officers, previously holding key positions in various police units in state capital Lucknow, have been deputed on the mela premises to strengthen coordination and crowd management, ensuring a safe and orderly pilgrimage experience for devotees.According to UP Director General of Police Prashant Kumar, the senior officers deployed in Prayagraj have been entrusted with specific responsibilities of traffic and crowd management. They have been given charge of key routes leading to the city to facilitate smooth vehicular movement.Unlike previous occasions, when the senior officers, deployed on Maha Snan days for better management, used to return to their place of posting, this time the state government has sent four Additional Director Generals of Police (ADG) and five Inspector Generals of Police (IGP) to be based in Prayagraj to oversee and strengthen the management of the event.Among these senior IPS officers are ADGs Sujeet Pandey, K Satya Narayan, Padmaja Chauhan and Nilabja Choudhury, while IGPs Ashutosh Kumar, Modak Rajesh D Rao, Preetinder Singh, Chandra Prakash and Manzil Saini deployed, said a police officer. He added besides ADGs and IGs rank officers, four Superintendent of Police (SPs), seven Additional Superintendent of Police (ASPs) and 20 DSP rank officers have also been sent in order to avert any untoward incident during the final snan of the mela.These senior IPS officers have been deputed on the mela premises in addition to police personnel already posted at the Mahakumbh.Moreover, along with IPS officers, 33 Additional Superintendents of Police and 105 Deputy Superintendents of Police have also taken position at the Mahakumbh.
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