The author is advocate, Supreme Court of India, and former member of the National Human Rights Commission.
Outside the blood bank, there was no seating arrangement whatsoever, not even a single chair. Donors were expected to stand in the open for extended periods, irrespective of weather, fatigue, or the simple fact that blood donation requires physical stability, rest, and hydration.
A recent order of the Supreme Court in the management of the Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple talks about how stampedes are not one-off events or accidents. They are the result of preventable disorder, which is deeply rooted in poor crowd management, inadequate safety infrastructure
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