India, July 28 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday directed the formation of a high-level committee to streamline crowd management and strengthen the safety infrastructure at prominent religious sites in the state.

The development comes in the aftermath of the Mansa Devi stampede in which eight people were killed. 30 others were also injured in the stampede on a narrow stairway leading to a temple in Haridwar on Sunday morning.

The decision was taken during a high-level review meeting at the secretariat where the CM instructed officials to ensure safety of devotees visiting shrines like Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi temples in Haridwar, Purnagiri Dham in Tanakpur, Kainchi Dham in Nainital, Jageshwar temple in Almora...