THE STATE authorities is leaving no stone unturned to make sure the security of devotees and vacationers throughout Maha Kumbh 2025, and is adopting a “multi-faceted strategy,” officers mentioned on Wednesday.
In a bid to make sure zero complaints, the police personnel deployed for obligation within the Kumbh space are going by “focused coaching and analysis programmes,” officers mentioned. Specialised coaching classes and examinations are being organised to evaluate and strengthen the readiness of the policemen to face any potential challenges, knowledgeable a spokesperson for the DGP’s workplace.
These classes cowl crucial areas resembling catastrophe administration, site visitors management, interactions with devotees, and the non secular and non secular significance of Kumbh. Following the coaching, written examinations are performed to guage the preparedness of police personnel, making certain they “meet the best requirements of safety and repair.”
The examinations embody questions on subjects lined throughout coaching, resembling catastrophe prevention and response, behavioural protocols with devotees, and key non secular and non secular features of Kumbh. These efforts purpose to equip officers with complete information and expertise to deal with each facet of their obligation successfully.
UP Director Basic of Police Prashant Kumar, emphasised the importance of preparedness, saying “Maha Kumbh will current quite a lot of challenges for police personnel. To deal with this, complete coaching and examinations are being performed to make sure each officer understands their duties and might deal with any scenario confidently.”
SSP Kumbh Mela, Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi mentioned, “Obligatory coaching lessons are being performed for all personnel deployed for Kumbh Mela obligation. The classes deal with various areas, together with safety, catastrophe administration and sensible on-ground challenges. Put up-training, the personnel are examined on their information, with questions masking subjects resembling catastrophe identification and backbone, route familiarity, Kumbh’s non secular and non secular heritage, and geographical concerns.”
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Coaching) Sandeep Verma mentioned that the examination follows a multiple-choice format, comprising 20 questions with a complete of 100 marks. He mentioned, “The examination length is about at one hour. For individuals who fail, there’s a provision for an extra three-day coaching programme, adopted by a re-examination to make sure that all police personnel are totally outfitted for Kumbh obligation.”
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