Kerala is exploring the possibility of expanding the scope of the standard operating procedure (SOP) framed for the safe and smooth conduct of religious festivals to the conduct of closed-door events involving the participation of a sizeable crowd as well.
The move follows the bomb blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery, which claimed six lives, and the stampede on Sunday at Cusat in which four students were killed and 61 were injured.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) to submit a report within a week after looking into the possibility of making the SOP mandatory for closed-door events as well.
