‘Maha Kumbh success has become a model for crowd management’

Lucknow: From managing a record influx of over 66 crore devotees to ensuring seamless traffic, security and sanitation arrangements, Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj has emerged as a global model for handling mega public gatherings.Now, Lucknow-based lawyer Govind Kumar Saxena has documented the planning, coordination and technology-driven systems that powered the world’s largest religious congregations.“Maha Kumbh was an example of successful crowd management, administrative coordination among multiple departments, traffic regulation, sanitation systems, security arrangements, digital monitoring and maintaining public order.

The way it was planned and executed makes a case study for future management of large scale congregation across the world,” said Saxena at the launch of his book on Maha Kumbh in the city on Saturday.Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh of Patna high court, who was the chief guest, said, Maha Kumbh reflects India’s cultural traditions and social harmony and stressed that structured documentation of such events can be a reference for future governance planning.

Lucknow divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant said, “The safe, smooth and well-organised event was made possible through the collective efforts of thousands of personnel and numerous departments.”Also present were principal secretary, justice and legal remembrancer, Uday Pratap Singh and Maa Yog Yogeshwari Yati.