The railway authorities have refuted information in a bit of the media that the railway stations in and round Prayagraj, the place the Maha Kumbh Mela is being held, have been closed to handle the gang.
Girish Dharmaraj Kalakunda, Divisional Railway Industrial Supervisor, Mysuru, stated, “All trains are operating as per the schedule, and the stations haven’t been closed.” Aside from scheduled trains, particular trains are additionally operating as per plan, whereas unreserved passenger trains are being launched primarily based on demand, he stated.
As many as 330 trains have been operated from the Prayagraj space stations on Sunday, benefitting over 13 lakh passengers. And 201 trains have been operated until 6 p.m. on Monday which carried over 9.5 lakh passengers, he stated.
Senior officers of the Indian Railways are monitoring the state of affairs and tenting at Prayagraj whereas there was round the clock monitoring on the station, divisional, zonal, and railway board degree, and the Indian Railways was engaged on a struggle footing to ensure that devotees’ journey was clean, he added.
Printed – February 10, 2025 08:02 pm IST
