Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- Following the Kolkata Puja Pandal stampede, which claimed 19 lives, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday visited the central monitoring facilities to review crowd management amid the festive season.

According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), he reviewed the functioning of the Traffic Control Room with a focus on traffic management, regulation of vehicular movement, and ensuring safe and seamless commuting for the people.

In an X post, Adhikari said, "The safety and well-being of every Citizen remain our utmost priority. To personally assess the ground situation and ensure foolproof crowd management across all major Puja Pandals, I visited the central monitoring facilities today"

He said that he...