DC Edit | Keep crowded places safe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Keep crowded places safe

Deccan Chronicle  

True, India is a country of 143 crore people and the largest populated on earth but that does not mean that we have expendable lives out there. The pre-dawn stampede which that claimed 30 lives as per official records and injured many when they were rushing to take an “amrit snan” on the occasion of the Mauni Amavasya as part of Maha Kumbh ritual at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday was one such occasion. A seven-layer security system, aided by CCTV cameras in their thousands and AI-powered data analytic systems for real-time surveillance, was in place. People go on a pilgrimage seeking spiritual solace and it is the job of the agencies concerned, including governments, to ensure that they return safe physically. It was not long ago that six people were killed in a stampede in Tirupati, again a very well-maintained pilgrim place, when the people rushed to receive the prasadam of the Lord.

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