

Special tent colony have been set up in Arail area of the event for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who are scheduled to arrive on January 24. Other agencies have also developed high-quality tent cities with all modern amenities to the tourists in different locations. The event administration has set up 87 public accommodations in the area in dormitory shape on economic rates to facelift the outstation pilgrims.

This year the event is spread over in 3, 200 hectares of land, about 700 hectares more in the comparison of 2013 Maha Kumbh. The First Royal Bathing (Shahi Snan of Akharas) is one of the big attraction to the pilgrims and tourists. A newly constructed civil airport has been opened for operation very soon.Ī large number of saints and sears, common pilgrims and tourists from across the globe are reaching Prayagraj to take holy dip on the first bathing festival of Makar Sankranti on January 15 at the Sangam the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati. Different air services have also started air connectivity from different major cities including New Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Indore, Bengaluru, Ahmadabad, and Lucknow to Prayagraj. UPSRTC has also introduced 500 buses in the town to bring pilgrims to the event area from makeshift bus stations and railway stations.

Most of the long route trains have been given stoppage at Allahabad junction and other railway stations located in Prayagraj district. Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has pressed 6,000 buses into service to ferry pilgrims and railways has also introduced special trains from different parts of the state and country.
