According to ACP (Kotwali) Manoj Kumar Singh of Prayagraj, acknowledging the unprecedented rush of devotees at railway stations, cops came to know that devotees, particularly those who started their journey from distant states like Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Punjab, etc., parked their vehicles in districts around Prayagraj to avoid highway jams and are opting for small train routes pursuing the onward journey. “While parking slots at entry points for vehicles with registration numbers of other states and districts have been identified, the devotees are using the parking slots of nearby railway stations to catch mela special trains for Prayagraj and avoid entry point chaos,” he added.However, despite the latest trend being followed by devotees from other states, Prayagraj railway station is overcrowded due to the heavy influx of pilgrims.“The volume of the crowd has increased manifold at Prayagraj railway junction in the past four days as more devotees are preferring to catch trains to return to their native towns,” said the ACP adding district police were implementing four crowd control schemes to ensure the safety and security of devotees.As per DCP (City) Abhishek Bharti, strict surveillance on entry and exit routes is being maintained with additional police teams deployed at static points.
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