Datanomics: Recent stampedes highlight need for better crowd management

It is ironic that the latest accident was caused by a stampede triggered by a rush of devotees trying to board special trains meant to facilitate pilgrim travel to the Mahakumbh

Official records show that 48 people died in two incidents of stampede in a span of just one-and-a-half month in the new year. Both the accidents related to Maha Kumbh, though places of their occurrence were different — Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, and New Delhi.  

The other two major incidents of stampede in recent years also related to religious congregations — at least 100 people died at a prayer meeting in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh in 2024, and 36 people were killed when a slab on top of a well collapsed during a religious event at a temple in Indore