Over 120 people, mostly women, were trampled to death, during a religious congregation in Hathras, UP. Religious tourism is seeing an upswing in the country. It is a booming industry. With religious congregations and pilgrimages increasing in numbers, crowd management is of serious concern. Police personal and civilians need to be given specialized training in crowd management. Such trained personnel should be deployed at all events having 5,000 plus congregations. The number of such trained personnel must be determined by the local police. These are in addition to the volunteers of such events. A first-aid tent with medical or para medical personnel must be made mandatory as many people faint at such events. So also for crowds over 10,000 an ambulance must be mandatory. Finally , the police must inspect the event site one day before the event to check the exit routes. Such exits must be in proportion to the number of those expected to attend, so that safe evacuation is possibly in emergencies.
