Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday directed the district administration and officials to facilitate the pilgrims who have been struck on their way to Prayagraj Mahakumbh due to the roadblocks at various places including in Katni, Maihar and Rewa among others.
In a post on X, CM Yadav said, "A large number of devotees from the state and other states going to attend Prayagraj Maha Kumbh 2025 have blocked the road from Chak Ghat (Rewa) to Jabalpur, Katni, Seoni districts due to which traffic has been affected, most of the vehicles also include elderly people, women and children."
"All the officials from the district administration to the urban bodies in this area have been directed with immediate effect to make arrangements for basic amenities like food, water, proper accommodation, toilets and other civic amenities for all the affected people including the devotees,' he added.
Furthermore, he also directed the public representatives to step in to support the efforts of administration in facilitating the pilgrims. Meanwhile, he urged devotees to cooperate with the officials. He added, "My humble request to all devotees is that you should also cooperate with the administration in making smooth traffic arrangements, along with this all the public representatives in this area should also cooperate with the administration in making arrangements."
Over 42 crore take holy dip so far
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