The movement of vehicles started moving at a snail’s pace after the traffic in Prayagraj started easing. Even seven hours after the traffic started moving into Prayagraj district, the vehicles were still progressing very slowly.According to official sources in Rewa, while a large number of vehicles boarding pilgrims bound to the Mahakumbh were from MP, a substantial number of other vehicles were from western states, like Gujarat and Maharashtra and southern states like Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.One of the pilgrims, Deepak Shringvi, who was part of a group from Pune, said, “We waited in Rewa for around 12 hours before progressing towards Prayagraj. We entered Rewa at 3 am and are finally slowly now moving towards Prayagraj, on the opening of traffic. People in MP have offered us all the help they can, particularly food and water, besides a place to rest.”A large number of stranded pilgrims took a detour towards another famous pilgrimage town – Chitrakoot in MP.According to official sources, an unprecedented over 50 lakh pilgrims took holy dips in the sacred Mandakini river in Chitrakoot on the festival of Mauni Amavasya, giving a Mini Kumbh look to the famous pilgrimage linked to Lord Ram’s life.Following the situation in Prayagraj, the authorities in Chitrakoot area of Satna district had been put on maximum alert, in the wake of a rush of devotees since the early morning hours.The entire religious town of Chitrakoot was divided into nine security zones, each being supervised by a magistrate level officer and large deployment of security was ensured to prevent untoward incidents.
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