Mahakumbh: Police attendance goes digital, paper records replaced
Hindustan TimesUttar Pradesh Police has taken a significant step towards realizing the vision of a digital Mahakumbh-2025 by implementing a fully digital attendance system for its personnel deployed in the sprawling 4,000-hectare mela area in Prayagraj. NSG commandos keep vigil ahead of Mahakumbh at Sangam in Prayagraj Shifting from traditional paper-based records, the attendance of police personnel deployed for the grand event is now being recorded digitally, saving time and facilitating maintenance of records, informed officials. Around 40,000 have already been deployed, including 22,953 policemen in the fair area, 6,887 for the Prayagraj Commissionerate, 7,771 for the GRP, and 1,378 women police officers. Among these, the number of civil police personnel is 18,479, women police number 1,378, traffic police number 1,405, besides 1,158 armed police personnel, 146 mounted police personnel, 230 of the transport branch, 510 of the local intelligence unit, 4,000 of Jal Police, and 13,965 home guards.