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Prayagraj: Prayagraj residents will soon be travelling in battery-operated buses, as 50 e-buses are expected to ply on city roads as part of the Smart City project. For operating these buses, authorities of Prayagraj City Transport Service Limited (PCTSL) have chalked out a detailed route map. Besides, a mega charging station is being developed near the old bridge over the Yamuna (Naini side) where 25 e-buses will be charged at a time. This charging station is being built in an area of around 6,000 square metres at the Naini side of Yamuna. Elaborating about the routes on which these e-buses will operate, managing director of PCTSL, TKS Bhisen, told TOI, “We have divided the entire city in five routes and each route will have 10 buses available to the commuters at an interval of half-an-hour.” ....
Magh mela preparations underway in the mela campus area on Sunday Prayagraj: Pilgrims and tourists coming to Magh Mela 2021, for taking a holy dip, performing a religious ceremony or even sightseeing, need not worry about a safe place to keep their belongings. On the lines of railway stations and some prominent religious sites, the district administration has decided to introduce the concept of a paid cloakroom. The 57-day annual fair will kick-start with Makar Sankranti bathing on January 14 and conclude with Maha Shivratri bathing on March 11, 2021. Prayagraj Mela Authority has decided to introduce this facility for the annual fair on the lines of paid service provided during Kumbh-2019. Pilgrims would be able to keep their handbags, backpacks for safekeeping for Rs 20 for 24 hours, Rs 40 for 48 hours and Rs 60 for 72 hours, while storing larger luggage items would cost them Rs 40 for 24 hours, Rs 80 for 48 hours and Rs 120 for 72 hours, informed officials. ....
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