1999 Sabarimala stampede
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{{Infobox event
|date = 14 January 1999
|location = Sabarimala, Kerala, India
|type = crowd crush
|reported deaths = 53
|reported injuries = unknown
}}
Sabarimala stampede is a human crowd crush that occurred at Sabarimala temple in the Indian state of Kerala in 1999.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/255518.stm World: South Asia stampede tragedy at Hindu shrine] 15 Jan 1999 BBC News On 14 January 1999, (the Makara Jyothi Day), 53 people, the majority of them from outside Kerala, died in the crowd crush at the Pamba base camp caused by, among other things, the collapse of the sides of a hillock.{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20011230165057/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1603/16030500.htm A tragedy at Sabarimala]}} R. Krishnakumar, 30 Jan-12 Feb 1999 Frontline Vol 16 No.3
Justice Chandrasekhara Menon Committee
A Judicial commission headed by Justice Chandrasekhara Menon, was constituted to investigate the tragedy. Justice Chandrasekhara Menon, in his report found the State Government guilty of "negligence in ensuring the safety of the pilgrims coming from different parts of the country".[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/the-sabarimala-tragedy-in-1999-79424 The Sabarimala tragedy in 1999] 15 Jan 2011 NDTV The report pointed out the need to provide basic amenities on the Pullumedu route through which a large number of pilgrims from Tamil Nadu travel. Since over 60% of devotees coming to Sabarimala during the pilgrimage season are from other states and this route provides them easy access to temple towns like Madurai on their return journey, the report said.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala/sabarimala-govt-temple-board-draw-flak-for-neglecting-reports/article1-651038.aspx |title = Sabarimala: Govt, temple board draw flak for neglecting reports - Hindustan Times |accessdate=2013-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143606/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala/sabarimala-govt-temple-board-draw-flak-for-neglecting-reports/article1-651038.aspx |archivedate=2014-07-14 }} Most of the proposals of the committee were not enacted and led to huge public outcry after 2011 Sabarimala crowd crush.{{cite web|title=Sabarimala: Govt, temple board draw flak for neglecting reports |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sabarimala-govt-temple-board-draw-flak-for-neglecting-reports/article1-651038.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |accessdate=6 July 2014 |location=Thiruvananthapuram |date=16 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175853/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sabarimala-govt-temple-board-draw-flak-for-neglecting-reports/article1-651038.aspx |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}
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External links
- [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/100-Sabarimala-pilgrims-killed-in-stampede/articleshow/7287925.cms Sabarimala stampede kills over 100; scores injured] G Ananthakrishnan, 14 Jan 2011 The Times of India
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Category:Human stampedes in India
Category:History of Kerala (1947–present)
Category:Human stampedes in 1999
Category:History of Pathanamthitta district
Category:Crowd collapses and crushes in Asia
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