The Prayagraj district magistrate has declared a holiday in the government offices in the district today in order to maintain law and order due to a large influx of devotees for Basant Panchami.
“It is hereby informed that on the occasion of the main bathing festival of Basant Panchami, on February 3, due to the large crowd of devotees and bathers and traffic restrictions, a local holiday has been declared for government offices in Prayagraj district to maintain peace and law and order,” the order said.