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Rules must for safe pilgrimage
The Free Press Journal - Indore
|November 03, 2025
Popular as they may be, religious places cannot be exempt from safety requirements and must be compelled to comply with codes.
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The spectre of deadly stampedes now looms over poorly planned mass gatherings, as more people travel for religious, sports or music events in the post-pandemic era. A small town in Andhra Pradesh, Kasibugga, is the latest to witness one, in which at least nine pilgrims, eight women and a teen, died tragically.
This story is from the November 03, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Indore.
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