Archive · 31 Jul 2025
U'khand Tourism to Create Master Plan for Religious Site Safety
After a tragic stampede at the Mansa Devi temple, the Uttarakhand government is making a plan to make religious places safer.
The plan will focus on managing crowds and making sure places have enough space.
It will also add things like clean water, bathrooms, and first aid to make it easier for visitors.
The goal is to prevent future accidents by making sure places are well-organized and can handle many people.
Uttarakhand Tourism Department will create a master plan for crowd management at religious sites.
The plan follows the recent stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar, which resulted in nine deaths.
The Chief Minister instructed officials to prepare the plan, focusing on safety and facilities.
The master plan will include pilgrimage sites visited by large numbers of pilgrims.
The plan will address crowd control, carrying capacity, and essential facilities such as water and first aid.
- Who
- Uttarakhand Tourism Department, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, and pilgrims.
- What
- The Uttarakhand Tourism Department will create a master plan for crowd management at religious places.
- When
- Following the Mansa Devi temple stampede on July 27.
- Where
- Religious sites and pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand.
- Why
- To improve safety and prevent future incidents like the Mansa Devi temple stampede.
- Department Involved
- Uttarakhand Tourism Department
- Reason for Plan
- Mansa Devi temple stampede
- Focus of Plan
- Crowd management, safety, and facilities
- Key Aspects
- Crowd control, carrying capacity, entry/exit routes, and emergency arrangements
- Involvement
- Divisional Commissioners of Garhwal and Kumaon regions
