PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 2 -- Observing that the Mathura-Vrindavan crowd management is not based on science, the Allahabad high court has issued a series of recommendations to the Uttar Pradesh government to reform the system of crowd management there.

Taking note of stampede-like incidents in the past, Justice Vinod Diwakar sought detailed affidavits from the vice-chairman of the Mathura-Vrindavan Development Authority (MVDA), the district magistrate, the municipal commissioner and the senior superintendent of police.

The bench observed that crowd management in Mathura has largely been reduced to traffic management, reflecting

a fundamental misunderstanding of crowd dynamics. It noted that religious gatherings differ significantly from politic...