Sasaram: Thousand of pilgrims are heading towards Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj to take holy dip in the Triveni Sangam. With trains fully packed and airfares soaring beyond reach, devotees are now travelling to the Maha Kumbh 2025 on their own vehicles leading to jams on national highways. On Tuesday, A massive traffic jam stretched for 10 kilometres on the National Highway in Bihar's Sasaram.
Pilgrims travelling to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh are stranded on the route in Sasaram. Daily commuters are facing a lot of inconvenience. "We are coming from Kolkata and are stranded in Sasaram. The traffic jam is very long, causing a lot of trouble for everyone," a commuter told news agency IANS.
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On Monday, a video of thousands of vehicles stranded on the roads leading to Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj also surfaced. Notably, the traffic jam was reportedly stretched up to 300 km. This massive traffic jam had turned the roads leading to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj into a massive parking lot, leaving lakhs of devotees stranded for hours, unable to reach the world's largest religious gathering.
Meanwhile, authorities in Madhya Pradesh responded by halting vehicular movement in multiple districts. In Katni, police announced through loudspeakers that traffic had been stopped until Monday. In Maihar, officers advised vehicles to turn back toward Katni and Jabalpur to find temporary shelter.
With the Maha Kumbh continuing until February 26, authorities face mounting pressure to resolve the traffic chaos.
