Maha Kumbh pilgrims stuck in hours-long traffic, social media users calls it ‘world’s biggest jam’

A vast array of vehicles, reportedly extending as far as ‘300 kilometers’, turned roads to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh into makeshift parking areas, as countless pilgrims keen to join the globe’s largest religious event found themselves stuck in their cars on Sunday, hundreds of kilometers from the event venue.

The unparalleled traffic jam, referred to by internet users as the “world’s largest traffic jam,” allegedly stretched 200-300 km with vehicles of pilgrims traveling to the Maha Kumbh mela through Madhya Pradesh. This situation led local police to halt traffic in various districts on Sunday, resulting in people being stranded on the roads for several hours.

The unparalleled traffic, dubbed the “world’s largest traffic jam” by internet users, reportedly stretched 200-300 km with vehicles of pilgrims traveling to Maha Kumbh Mela through Madhya Pradesh. This led local police to halt traffic in various districts on Sunday, causing people to remain stranded on roads for many hours. A day prior, numerous vehicles en route to Prayagraj were halted in various locations across Madhya Pradesh, owing to severe traffic and to prevent overcrowding. The police, by stopping vehicular movement in different districts, urged individuals to seek safe shelter.

In the Katni district, police vehicles announced that traffic would be halted until Monday, while the Maihar Police instructed vehicles to head back to Katni and Jabalpur and remain there.

“It is impossible to move towards Prayagraj today as there is a traffic jam of 200-300 kilometres,” a news report quoted police as saying.

Several videos on social media show massive queues of thousands of cars and trucks on roads across Katni, Jabalpur, Maihar and Rewa districts in MP.