At least 27 pilgrims were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at the Godavari Pushkaralu in Andhra Pradesh. Such incidents are occurring with increasing frequency in India. Andhra Pradesh’s famous Tirupati temple has a good crowd control system in place. How did State authorities slip in this caseIJ For crowd control, all modern gadgets need to be employed, including unmanned aerial vehicles and strong barricades.
Unless effective crowd management techniques are made mandatory in places where massive ceremonies take place, such tragedies will be repeated.