An incident of fireside on the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela pageant was reported in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath knowledgeable Prime Minister Narendra Modi in regards to the aid and rescue operations.
The CM advised Prime Minister Modi that the environment friendly fire-fighting groups together with the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) crew put out the hearth in a well timed method.
No casualties had been reported and the state of affairs was introduced underneath management.
Greater than 45 crore devotees are anticipated to attend the pageant.
Earlier than the onset of the much-anticipated occasion, the state authorities deployed numerous measures and services to make sure the security and safety of tourists.
Preparations included the deployment of 4 articulating water towers (AWT) outfitted with superior options within the truthful space by the Uttar Pradesh Hearth and Emergency Companies Division to stop and deal with hearth incidents. These towers are fashionable firefighting automobiles particularly designed to deal with fires in multi-stored constructions and enormous tents.
These towers can function at heights of as much as 35 meters and horizontal distances of 30 meters.
A complete of Rs 131.48 crore has been allotted for hearth security, enabling the deployment of 351 firefighting automobiles, greater than 50 hearth stations, greater than 2,000 educated personnel, 20 hearth posts and hearth tools being fitted in each tent, in keeping with an earlier assertion.
