The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has guidelines for avoiding and responding to any crowding or stampede at https://ndma.gov.in/sites/default/files/PDF/Reports/managingcrowdsguide.pdf. NDMA must be contacted in advance for guidance by all.

Be in touch with and support local police before, during, and after any event that may attract crowds.

Drawing from the lessons learned from the past experience of stampede, the following ten sets of questions are made available to SDMAs to further strengthen their own preparedness.