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Bengal CM Reviews Crowd Management After Durga Puja Stampede
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News18•18-10-2026, 22:15
Bengal CM Reviews Crowd Management After Durga Puja Stampede
- •West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited state police and Kolkata Police control rooms to review crowd safety.
- •The visit followed a stampede at a prominent Durga Puja in Kolkata that resulted in 19 deaths and 25 injuries.
- •Adhikari inspected live CCTV feeds monitoring crowd movement, traffic routes, and footfall around major puja pandals.
- •The administration has increased police deployment and round-the-clock vigilance to ensure safety regulations are met.
- •The Chief Minister appealed to puja committees and devotees to cooperate with authorities for a safe festival.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari reviewed traffic and crowd safety arrangements following a tragic stampede at a prominent Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata that resulted in 19 deaths and 25 injuries.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the state police's traffic control room in Salt Lake at Araksha Bhawan and the Kolkata Police control room at Lalbazar to inspect live CCTV feeds, traffic routes, and operational preparedness.
The administration has increased police deployment, maintained round-the-clock vigilance, and urged puja committees and devotees to cooperate with safety regulations while making real-time adjustments as necessary.
