India, Jan. 30 -- In wake of the Mahakumbh stampede, chief minister Yogi Adityanath issued guidelines on crowd management, traffic flow, prevention of build-up of devotees and coordination among departments. He directed chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and DGP Prashant Kumar to conduct a thorough review of Mahakumbh arrangements on Thursday for the next Amrit Snan scheduled for Basant Panchami on February 3.

Every aspect related to security and public convenience must be carefully examined to ensure seamless arrangements, he said while conducting a late-night video conference with police and district administration officials of Prayagraj and various districts on Wednesday.

To strengthen arrangements, senior IAS officers Ashish Goyal, w...