Mahakumh: Stampede-like situation at Sangam on Mauni Amavasya
Rescue operations are underway after after a stampede-like situation broke out at Sangam in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj ahead of Mauni Amavasya Snan on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to review the situation.
Meanwhile, Akharas have called off the Amrit Snan for January 29 after stampede-like situation broke at Sangam, leaving several devotees injured. Casualties are also feared due to the incident, reported PTI.
The official number of causalities could not be ascertained even as administration scrambled to control crowd that thronged the ghats and the Triveni Sangam on Mauni Amavasya, the day of ‘second Shahi snan’ at the Mahakumbh Mela.
Administration said that ambulances have been rushed to the ghat and injured persons were taken to the central hospital inside the Mela ground for treatment. Several people injured in the stampede were brought dead to the hospital, unconfirmed the reports said.
“On the Sangam routes, a stampede-like situation arose after some barriers broke. Some people have been injured. They are under treatment. It is not a serious situation,” Special Executive Officer Akanksha Rana told news agency ANI.
The mega event at the Mahakumbh Mela at the Triveni Sangam, billed as the largest human gathering on earth, began on January 13 inUttar Pradesh’s PrayagrajThe Mahakumbh concludes on February 26.