{"id":235375,"date":"2025-02-10T03:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T03:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/worlds-biggest-traffic-jam-300-km-congestions-choke-roads-to-maha-kumbh-people-left-stranded-for-hours\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T03:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T03:59:02","slug":"worlds-biggest-traffic-jam-300-km-congestions-choke-roads-to-maha-kumbh-people-left-stranded-for-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/worlds-biggest-traffic-jam-300-km-congestions-choke-roads-to-maha-kumbh-people-left-stranded-for-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s biggest traffic jam: 300 km congestions choke roads to Maha Kumbh, people left stranded for hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118104151,imgsize-257802.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"World&#8217;s biggest traffic jam: 300 km congestions choke roads to Maha Kumbh, people left stranded for hours\" title=\"World&#8217;s biggest traffic jam: 300 km congestions choke roads to Maha Kumbh, people left stranded for hours\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"18\">Traffic jams extending up to 200-300 km headed towards Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Prayagraj has forced <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/madhya-pradesh-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madhya Pradesh police<\/a> to halt traffic movement in several districts on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->A day earlier, hundreds of vehicles heading for Prayagraj were stopped in different areas in Madhya Pradesh due to the heavy traffic and to avoid overcrowding.<\/p>\n<p>Police vehicles in Katni district made announcements that traffic has been stopped till Monday, while Maihar Police asked vehicles to return towards Katni and Jabalpur and stay there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is impossible to move towards Prayagraj today as there is a traffic jam of 200-300 kilometres,&#8221; police said.<\/p>\n<p>Several videos on social media show massive queues of thousands of cars and trucks on roads across Katni, Maihar and Rewa districts in MP. Netizans are calling it the &#8220;biggest traffic jam in the world.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>Eyewitnesses said that there was a huge traffic jams across a 250-km stretch from Katni to MP-UP borders at Chakghat in Rewa district. Several people claimed they are stuck on roads for several hours.<br \/>In-charge Inspector General of Police (Rewa zone) Saket Prakash Pandey said the Sunday rush led to traffic jams. He said the situation is likely to ease in a couple of days, adding that the MP Police is allowing vehicles to move after coordinating with the Prayagraj administration.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rewa district administration stated that the number of pilgrims heading to Prayagraj is not decreasing, creating a constant pressure of vehicles on the Rewa-Prayagraj route.<\/p>\n<p>As crowds increased beyond Chakghat, vehicles were stopped there and other places, the Rewa district office stated in a release.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/worlds-biggest-traffic-jam-300-km-congestions-choke-roads-to-maha-kumbh-people-left-stranded-for-hours\/articleshow\/118104151.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic jams extending up to 200-300 km headed towards Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Prayagraj has forced Madhya Pradesh police to halt traffic movement in several districts on Sunday. A day earlier, hundreds of vehicles heading for Prayagraj were stopped in different areas in Madhya Pradesh due to the heavy traffic and to avoid overcrowding. 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