Noida, March 4 -- Residents of Noida who could not visit Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh are receiving the holy Sangam water as part of an initiative led by the Uttar Pradesh government. Fire tenders from Gautam Budh Nagar, which were deployed for a month-long duty at the Mahakumbh, have begun transporting a total of 31,000 litres of sacred water over a distance of more than 665 kilometres, officials confirmed on Monday.

The first batch of 10,000 litres of Sangam water reached Noida's Sector 52 on Monday. The Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Association (FONRWA) facilitated its distribution to devotees. "A fire tender carrying 10,000 litres of holy water reached the FONRWA office in Sector 52. Hundreds of residents approached our office...