Stampede in Mahakumbh … How did the Yogi administration take over in 30 minutes, what was the dizziness of Brahmamuhurta?

New Delhi: Nobody slept at night that day. Most of the people were thinking that in any case, bathing in Brahma Muhurta, so that such auspicious coincidences made after 144 years can be taken advantage of. There were some who slept on the path going to Sangam nose at night. he/she thought that he/she would not have to walk much from here and he/she would take a bath first. For this reason, the crowd increased after 12 o’clock at night. And finally it happened. However, the specialty of Yogi Adityanath administration in this was that he/she took over the entire stampede completely in a few hours, otherwise tens of thousands of lives. This is to say that the senior journalist Shatrughan Mani Tripathi, who came to bathe on Mauni Amavasya, shared the eyes of that day with presswire18 Times. he/she has also shared pictures of Mahakumbh. Know the whole story.

Mahakumbh Mela area was amazing from that night

According to Shatrughan Mani Tripathi, Jayashreeram’s Jayaghosh, Jai Ganga Maiya and Jai Sangam were being announced since morning. People had amazing enthusiasm in such a cold. One, Mahakumbh became so publicized on social media that everyone was getting eager to reach here. Secondly, most of the people wanted to take a dip in the Sangam, not in the Ganges, when they came here. Everyone had to achieve salvation by taking a bath in the confluence.

This was the beginning of a stampede, no one thought

According to journalist Shatrughan Mani Tripathi, on the day when a stampede occurred around 2 pm, devotees collided with some people sleeping on the way. After this, situations like chaos-Tafri arose and people kept falling on each other. Nobody had even thought of this. However, in a short time already alert administration came into action.

Holds a crowd of millions in 30 minutes

Shatrughan Mani Tripathi says that within a few minutes the administration took the front and every way towards Sangam Nose was blocked immediately. Wherever it was, it was stopped. he/she was turned through other paths. We ourselves kept walking for 4 hours before bathing. Then finally bathed in the Ganges itself. The administration held a crowd of about 3 crore there in about half an hour.

Administration arrangements that even the devotees did not know

he/she explains that there was such a tight system of administration in the Sangam area that in the event of any chaos, he/she immediately came on alert mode. Even the devotees living on social media came to know till evening that there was a stampede at the Sangam nose at night. People should not be panic, so the government told the death toll in late.

There was a stampede in a sector of the fair area at 8 am

According to Shatrughan Mani Tripathi, there was also a stampede on the way from Sector 21 of the fair area that day. The same thing happened here that when someone collided with something on the way, a crowd of people coming from behind also started falling. Many people fainted and some were injured. However, the Mustaid administration handled the entire atmosphere and stopped the crowd and turned it towards another way. The situation did not get worse due to this.

Does the administration already feared this

Ramkeval, who came to take a dip that day at the Sangam, says that the mail administration had a idea that Mouni was going to gather a huge crowd on the day of Amavasya. Strong security arrangements were also made. Monitoring was being done. Full arrangements were made to deal with any emergency. However, it was also a matter of fact that if such a crowd was in a stampede situation, the situation would have become worse. The administration had already made such arrangements not to spread the stampede fire.

What happened during Prayagraj Kumbh in 1954

Prayagraj had the first Kumbh after independence in 1954. More than 1000 people were crushed and killed in a stampede around 8 am on 3 February. About 50 lakh devotees took part in the fair that year. The then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru also attended the Kumbh of 1954. Nehru ji had also come a day before Amavasya and he/she also took a bath in the Sangam, but on the same day he/she returned from the preparations and returned. There was a stampede on its second day.

Rumor of PM’s arrival during royal bath

During the royal bath of the Akharas in 1954, the rumor spread that Prime Minister Nehru’s helicopter was coming to the fair area. By believing this rumor, some people started running to see him/her. Due to this chaos, some Naga Sadhu got angry and attacked them with tongs. In such a situation there was more chaos.

Why there was a stampede in Mahakumbh this time

This incident of stampede in this time Mahakumbh took place around 1 pm. When the crowd suddenly started growing at the confluence for the bath of Mauni Amavasya. People insisted on bathing at the main confluence. Then the barricading in the path of the confluence broke due to the pressure of the increasing crowd. This suddenly caused a stampede in the fair. According to media reports, when people were going for bathing, people were sleeping near barricading. Due to this, some people fell into the feet of the lying people. As soon as he/she fell, a crowd of people coming from behind kept falling on top of one.

Security of 45 crore people handed over to 75 thousand security personnel

About 45 crore people are expected to come in this time Mahakumbh. That is, on an average, one crore people will reach the confluence for bathing in one day. The security of these 45 crore people will be in the hands of about 75 thousand security personnel.

Drone and AI cameras are keeping an eye

A variety of arrangements have been made for security in Mahakumbh. These include the use of drones, cyber security and congestion control, including security personnel. Administrative and police officers have been deployed at several levels for security. Also, the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos, Special Task Force, Anti Terror Squad, National and State Disaster Management teams have also been set up. Drone is used for safety. Also, Artificial Intelligence i.e. AI operated cameras have also been used.

This time also the judicial inquiry commission is investigating

The Judicial Inquiry Commission formed after the worst stampede accident in the history of India was led by Justice Kamla Kant Verma and its recommendations became the basis of better management of future events in the coming decades. This tragedy fair is considered as a serious warning for planners and district administrators. Earlier, there was a stampede during the 1840 and 1906 wishes, which caused a lot of loss of life and property. This time also a Judicial Inquiry Commission has been formed, which will investigate this stampede.

There was a stampede in these Kumbhas, know-when the accidents happened

The first stampede in Kumbh was in 1954. On 3 February 1954, there was a stampede at the Kumbh Mela of Prayagraj on the day of Mauni Amavasya. 800 people died in this accident. The same, more than 50 devotees were killed during a stampede during the 1992 Simhastha Kumbh Mela of Ujjain. There was a stampede on August 27 during the 2003 Kumbh Mela in Nashik, Maharashtra. 39 people were killed in this stampede. There was a stampede on April 14 during the Kumbh Mela in 2010 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. 7 people died in this. Similarly, Kumbh Mela was also organized in Prayagraj in 2013. The incident took place on Mouni Amavasya during the Amrit bath on 10 February. 36 people died in a stampede at Prayagraj railway station.