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ALLAHABAD: Union Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and chairman Railway Board Vinay Mittal inspected the ongoing preparations being made by the Railways for the Maha kumbh Mela on Tuesday. They inspected Allahabad railway junction, Naini junction and also visited Sangam area to assess the preparations made by the Railways for the coming Kumbh Mela. The entourage of Union Railway Minister arrived in the city by a special train in the morning on Tuesday.Initially, the Bansal went to the city side of the Allahabad railway junction. He examined various enclosures that are being set up to accommodate the passengers thronging the place during the Maha Kumbh. He enquired about the facilities that would be provided in the different enclosures. These enclosures are being painted in unique colour so that passengers going in a particular direction can be easily taken to the particular enclosure. General manager North Central Railway Alok Johri told about the traffic movement plan to the Union Railway Minister and the Chairman of the Railway Board.After visiting the enclosures, the Minister went to the platform number 1 of the Allahabad railway junction and examined the crew lobby, Jan Aahar centre. He also examined the place where the escalator is being set up. He also inspected the room from where the security personnel are keeping a watch on the activities of the suspicious elements through the CCTV installed at various places of the station.The Minister gave instructions to the railway officers that efforts should be made so that passengers do not face any difficulties during the Maha kumbh and special emphasis should be placed on cleanliness aspect at the station premises.After that, the railway minister proceeded to Barhani on a helicopter for attending a function located in Kushinagar district.

Later on, he returned to the city and went to the Sangam area to assess the preparations being made by the Railways for the Maha kumbh. He examined the camp that has been set by the railways where the passengers would be provide tickets through the PRS ( Passenger Reservation System) and UTS ( Unreserved Ticketing System) counters. He also examined the place from where the passenger would be given information about the current position of different trains in the mela area.

Later on, the cavalcade of Union Railway Minister drove to the Naini junction to examine the preparations for the Maha kumbh. The Minister inspected the ongoing work of construction of Foot Over Bridge and the passenger enclosures at the junction. He also inspected PRS counters, UTS counters, drinking water arrangements, ticket distribution system and washable apron work at the junction.

During the inspection, chairman of Railway Board Vinay Mittal, Member Engineering AP Mishra, Member Electrical Kulbhushan , general manager of NCR Alok Johri, general manager of Northern Railway VK Gupta and general manager of CORE( Central Organization of Railway Electrification) Jagdev Kalia, heads of various departments of North Central railway were also present.