India, Feb. 2 -- Top officials in Uttar Pradesh are working to ensure strict adherence to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive of maintaining a zero-error event with the north Indian city of Prayagraj gearing up for the 'amrit snan' (royal bath) during Basant Panchami (a Hindu festival marking the worshipping of Goddess Saraswati) ritual amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh on Monday.

The directive was issued after 30 people died in a stampede during the bathing ceremony on January 29.

The mishap occurred when a large number of devotees were trying to reach the holy meeting point of three rivers called Sangam for bathing, considered a pious ceremony by Hindu devotees.

According to police, a surge in devotees caused a barrier to break, tri...