Goa, March 4 -- A month after a tragic stampede resulted in the deaths of 30 individuals at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Monday that his administration responded promptly to manage the situation and prevented the incident from being publicized, as it could have incited panic among the millions of devotees present at the event that day. He also refuted allegations stemming from a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding elevated levels of fecal coliform in water samples collected at the Mahakumbh, asserting that the CPCB subsequently acknowledged that the levels were not significant.

During an event focused on 'Nation Building through the Successful Organisation o...