The Andhra Pradesh government is likely to take over the management of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Kashibugga in Srikakulam district after Saturday morning’s stampede there left eight women and a child dead .

Officials from various government offices, led by the Endowments Department, have started reviewing safety measures of temples in the wake of the disaster, which is the third such incident in Andhra Pradesh this year.

Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said the state government would issue safety guidelines once again to all temples, including privately managed ones. “We have formed a full-fledged inquiry committee. The government is fully prepared to take over and develop the temple, which is not fully completed.”

“Special attention will also be paid to the s

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