India, Jan. 28 -- Apart from Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), roadways of many other states are also running buses for the convenience of devotees wishing to reach Prayagraj for the Mauni Amavasya bathing.

On Tuesday, passengers reached Prayagraj in more than 200 buses of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat Roadways. For the Mahakumbh, Gujarat Roadways is running AC Volvo buses to Prayagraj for the first time. On Mauni Amavasya, UPSRTC alone is operating 8,000 buses from 10 bus depots. Apart from this, passengers will also return home by buses being run by roadways of other states too, officials said.

Buses coming to Prayagraj from Gujarat (Ahmedabad) are being operated from the t...