Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaPrayagraj stands where the Ganga meets the Yamuna, so river floods, the Magh Mela and the Maha Kumbh all shape its safety. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations listed for the district and the main local risks on one page, with a Sangam-area flood, a Kumbh crowd crush and a mela tent fire as dated examples.
Checked 4 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Police emergency service. Works from any phone · 101: Fire service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Emergency ambulance. If it does not connect, call 112
Print the Prayagraj emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers, and the Prayagraj fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.
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Checked 4 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
On 1 September 2026 the Ganga at Phaphamau read 82.72 metres and the Yamuna at Naini 82.35 metres by the afternoon, still below the danger mark of 84.734 metres but climbing. The city opened 26 relief camps, flood teams were placed at vulnerable spots, and water had already reached homes in low-lying parts and the grounds of a temple near the Sangam.
On 27 August 2025 the Yamuna at Naini stood at 83.98 metres and the Ganga at Phaphamau at 83.79 metres, against the same danger mark of 84.73 metres. Five relief shelters in the Sadar area were housing nearly 1,200 people, with three more opened and three on the way.
Between 1 and 2 am on Mauni Amavasya, pilgrims pressed forward for the holy dip, barricades broke and people waiting on the other side were crushed. Police said that evening that 30 people had died, and the mela set up helpline 1920 to trace missing people.
On 13 January 2026 a fire engulfed at least 15 tents at a camp in Sector 5 of the Magh Mela, where more than 50 devotees were staying, and around 20 shops were affected. Everyone was evacuated and no one was reported hurt; a short circuit was suspected, and fire engines reached the spot within 10 minutes of the alert.
8 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bara Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Bara | Call 101 |
| Civil Line Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Civil Lines | Call9454418557 |
| Handia Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Handia | Call9454418561 |
| Koraon Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Koraon | Call 101 |
| Meja Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Meja | Call 101 |
| Naini Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Naini | Call 101 |
| Phulpur Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Phulpur | Call 101 |
| Soraon Fire Station | Prayagraj district · Soraon | Call9454418565 |
Eight fire stations are listed for Prayagraj district: Bara, Civil Line, Handia, Koraon, Meja, Naini, Phulpur and Soraon, on a state fire service list checked on 4 November 2026. Only three have a line of their own; the other five share numbers, so no phone is shown for them. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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