Senior IAS officers Ashish Goyal and Bhanu Chandra Goswami, who conducted the Ardh Kumbh successfully, have been deployed to Maha Kumbh by the Uttar Pradesh government to handle crowd management after a stampede claimed at least 30 lives. They have joined hands with Mela Adhikari Vijay Kiran Anand, an official said. A huge crowd is expected on Basant Panchami.