Prayagraj: More than 40 crore pilgrims are expected to cleanse themselves in the Sangam during Mahakumbh 2025, which will be one of the largest spiritual congregations. The central as well as state governments are not sparing any effort to make this Mahakumbh grand, divine, and best organized. It has also gone digital, and therefore the event is referred to as the ‘Digital Mahakumbh.’
For the intended hassle-free movement of devotees, the Indian Railways have provided a large number of services. The number of railway trains to be run for Mahakumbh includes 3000 special trains and 10000 normal trains. For the first time at the stations, Mela Control Tower sits to monitor activity and safeguard the lives of passengers through recording by CCTV cameras.
Railways has also brought in some new services, such as using QR codes for improving the facility. Details mainly concerning directions to Sangam, lodging, restaurants and other means of transport are displayed and can be easily read by means of a barcode reader to enable devotion. Besides, there is information about buses going to the Sangam, which helps pilgrims have no problems on their route.
One more innovation is the use of tickets divided by color: there are only railway tickets that are painted in different colors. Devotees can simply run through such tickets to get elaborate counseling as to how to proceed, where to stay, and which way out from Prayagraj railway station. This system should help to better coordinate the crowd, and fewer people will be confused.
Due to the recent cases of track interference, which has led to many train accidents, especially in the territory, authorities have resorted to the use of drone cameras to oversee railway track operations.
As these measures depict, the necessary planning and technology aspects for Mahakumbh 2025 have already been designed. The facilities will be improved, security will be tight, and all the necessary measures to ensure that devotees have a divine feeling will be provided right from the entry point to the event.
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