Vikram Mishra, Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation has geared up to ensure that the devotees reach on time to take the holy dip in the Maha Kumbh Mela (Kumbh Mela 2025). Officials of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation have started preparations so that the devotees do not face any problem due to lack of transport facilities. Additional Managing Director of Transport Corporation Ram Singh Verma held a meeting with regional managers across the state and gave necessary guidelines related to the Kumbh Mela. More than 7000 Kumbh special buses will be operated by the Transport Corporation. 550 shuttle bus services will be operated.
Ram Singh Verma, Additional Managing Director of Transport Corporation, said that Kumbh Mela (Kumbh Mela 2025) will be organized between 13 January to 27 February next year. The fair has been divided into three phases. The first phase is from 12 to 23 January, the second phase is from 24 January to 7 February and the third phase is from 8 February to 27 February. The main bathing dates in Kumbh Mela are 13 January, 14 January, 29 January, 3 February, 12 February, 26 February and the main place festival Mauni Amavasya is on 29 January. In which the maximum crowd of people taking a dip of faith is expected. The arrangement for which has been completed by the Transport Corporation. In this, 200 city buses and 350 Transport Corporation buses will operate on the local route. 3050 buses will be operated in the first phase, 7000 buses in the second phase. Regional managers will be deployed at every center, dividing them into zones for well-organized operation from temporary bus stations.
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Along with the regional manager, assistant regional manager and service manager will also be deployed. Temporary bus stations will be built at a total of 8 identified locations. Check posts will be built at 7 locations. Instructions have been issued to build check posts on Lucknow Marg, Ayodhya Marg, Kanpur Marg, Gorakhpur Marg, Varanasi Marg, Mirzapur Marg and Banda Marg.
