Over 1cr takes dip on Wednesday

Prayagraj: Undeterred by challenges, the Maha Kumh continues to record a surge in devotees and pilgrims, with over 1.19 crore devotees taking a holy dip in Triveni Sangam on Wednesday. Although mela police and district police officials claimed that the footfall on Wednesday was less compared to Tuesday's mammoth crowd of devotees, all streets leading to Sangam remained choked throughout the day.
With barely a week to go before the closing of the grand Maha Kumbh, pilgrims and devotees are rushing to the Triveni Sangam via road and train routes, more than ever before, just to take a holy dip. The world's biggest religious and spiritual fair has so far witnessed over 56 crore devotees taking a dip at the Sangam. The mela police on Wednesday revised its crowd management schemes, anticipating more rush of devotees in the last week of Maha Kumbh.
ACP (Kotwali) Manoj Kumar Singh told TOI that there has been an unabated flow of devotees from all corners, with the majority of them opting for special Kumbh special trains to arrive in Prayagraj. He added, "The flow of devotees is likely to increase manifold as Maha Kumbh mela inches closure."
He, however, said, "Crowd and traffic control schemes are being implemented on streets leading to and exiting Sangam." On Wednesday, all seven entry points toward city limits witnessed jams at frequent intervals, with senior police officials running from pillar to post to manage it. Long queues of vehicles were noticed at Andhawa, Gohania, Dhoomanganj, and Phaphamau streets.
Sasaram resident Mukesh Kumar said, "Barely one week is left for culmination of Maha Kumbh. I, along with my family and neighbours, arrived at Sangam to take a holy dip. I have seen the mammoth of devotees on the banks of Ganga for the first time but feel energetic after taking a holy dip." Guna resident Krishna More said, "Despite facing numerous challenges to reach Prayagraj via the road route, we feel rejuvenated after taking a holy dip in Triveni Sangam, and the grandeur of Maha Kumbh could not be described in words."