Kedarnath witnesses heavy influx of pilgrims, Indo-Tibetan Border Police deployed for crowd management
The Char Dham Yatra this year has been witnessing unprecedented rush of pilgrims as it has been opened after two years of Covid restrictions.
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The Char Dham Yatra this year has been witnessing unprecedented rush of pilgrims as it has been opened after two years of Covid restrictions.
Maj. Malu Calubaquib, Police Region Office-5 spokesperson (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - A total of 7,952 government troops are now on standby for deployment to the six provinces of Bicol Region to help ensure peace and order during the May 9 elections, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) said. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, in an interview on Wednesday, said PRO-5, together with its partner agencies, remains relentless in preparing its human resources and logistical capabilities for the national and local elections. A simultaneous multi-agency send-off ceremony was held at the...
Lot of crowd management. you can imagine 2 million people in the last 15 days, there was no single casualty at the train stations. no one was, like, injured in this crowd . a lot of women with young children board the trainings. we tried to do priority boarding for them. yeah, i think what motivates them is they see we are saving lives and they see what happens to those people who didn't manage to vacate. unfortunately, a lot of lives are lost. >> yeah. they really are saving lives. we have seen so many heartbreaking scenes at the train stations as families say good-bye to each other.
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) has called for the urgent implementation of the Panel of Experts Report on Policing and Crowd Management and for a ban on the use of rubber bullets in public- order policing.
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