Overview
- Prayagraj’s Magh Mela recorded about 1.03 crore ritual baths by evening on Makar Sankranti, according to the mela administration.
- Gangasagar counted roughly 1.3 crore visitors by 3 pm, with officials confirming two deaths, five medical airlifts to Kolkata, 895 arrests, and 6,627 reunifications out of 6,632 separations.
- Authorities detailed large-scale operations in Prayagraj spanning 800 hectares with more than 25,000 toilets, over 3,500 sanitation workers, and upwards of 10,000 police personnel plus NDRF and SDRF teams.
- Traffic and mobility measures included 42 temporary parking sites, tent-city facilities, and on-ground services such as bike taxis and golf carts, with Rapido logging over 11,500 rides on the day.
- Administrations urged quick baths and no use of oil or soap at ghats to ease crowd flow, as preparations shift to the next major bathing date of Mauni Amavasya on January 18.