allahabad this year magh mela authorities have decided to declare the entire area as animal free zone during the 42 days of its duration four special patrolling squads would be deployed to check free roaming cattle and dogs apart from squads cattle and dog vans would be stationed at the entryexit points of mela with officials of animal husbandry department maintaining roundtheclock watch district magistrate sanjay kumar has directed the officials of allahabad municipal corporation amc to take necessary measures and ensure that there no cattle roams free on the premises deputy nagar commissioner amc sumit said three cattle vans and a dog van would be in place to catch strays in and around the premises