Why not a Single Policewala hurt in Naina Devi Stampede????
It’s a matter of utter surprise for the common man that in such a stampede not even a single police man was hurt in the unfortunate Naina Devi incident. The failure of authorities for providing necessary facilities is a serious concern Govt should take care. There should be special arrangements and preparedness for any such type of disasters. I would like to point out some special issues:
1. The police should be made more sensitive, human friendly because managing devotees is entirely a different affair. This is the reason their poor behavior has resulted in such a tragedy. 2. Govt or the temple authorities should think of inviting Volunteers to control crowds in Melas, learn how large crowds are managed by Radha Swami and other religious streams without the active help of police. There is large number of devotees waiting to serve at the holy temples during these special occasions. 3. When there is enough offerings why there is poor infrastructure, ill-maintained roads and insufficient preparedness and management, for God sake please spend devotees money for their safety. 4. It is observed that the affairs of the temples in Himachal Pradesh are managed by Tehsildars from the Revenue Department, whereas I feel they are expert in revenue work but not in human resource management. Most of their time is spent in revenue related affairs or managing the huge staff of the temples. The Govt may thin
