Prayagraj: At least 250 people were lost in the dense crowd on the first day of Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Monday. However, all of them were reunited through crowd-control measures by the fair administration, officials said. The development comes as millions of devotees thronged the city for the holy dip at the sacred Sangam on the inaugural day of the Mahakumbh. To manage the massive gathering, the Uttar Pradesh government implemented several crowd-control strategies. These measures include ‘Bhula-Bhatka’ camps, police assistance centres, and personnel deployment on specially constructed watchtowers for the Mela. Moreover, loudspeakers have…
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