Madhya Pradesh police had to stop traffic in a number of areas on Sunday due to traffic congestion that stretched up to 200–300 km towards Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Due to enormous traffic and to prevent congestion, hundreds of cars were halted in various Madhya Pradesh locations on their way to Prayagraj a day earlier.
While Maihar Police asked vehicles to return to Katni and Jabalpur and remain there, Katni district police vehicles announced that traffic would be blocked until Monday.
“It is impossible to move towards Prayagraj today as there is a traffic jam of 200-300 kilometres,” police said.
Numerous social media videos depict long lines of thousands of cars and trucks on the roads in the MP districts of Katni, Maihar, and Rewa. People on the internet are referring to it as the “biggest traffic jam in the world.”
Witnesses reported severe traffic congestion at Chakghat in the Rewa district, which spanned 250 km from Katni to the MP-UP borders. Many reported being stranded on the roadways for several hours.
Traffic congestion was caused by the Sunday rush, according to Saket Prakash Pandey, the Inspector General of Police in charge of the Rewa zone. He added that the MP Police is permitting vehicles to go after consulting with the Prayagraj administration, and that the situation should improve in a few days.
The Rewa district administration stated that there is a continuous strain of automobiles on the Rewa-Prayagraj route because the number of pilgrims traveling to Prayagraj is not declining.
According to a notice from the Rewa district office, cars were stopped there and elsewhere as the crowds grew beyond Chakghat.
