450 additional police deployed in Kanniyakumari as Sabarimala pilgrimage season begins; municipality adds facility for pilgrims

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Kanniyakumari SP R. Stalin reviewing securing arrangements successful  Kanniyakumari connected  Wednesday, with the onset of Sabarimala pilgrimage season.

Kanniyakumari SP R. Stalin reviewing securing arrangements successful Kanniyakumari connected Wednesday, with the onset of Sabarimala pilgrimage season. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

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With the onset of Sabarimala pilgrimage play this year, Kanniyakumari territory constabulary person deployed 450 further constabulary unit successful Kanniyakumari and strengthened information measures astatine Triveni Sangamam and different cardinal locations successful the town.

The municipality has besides stepped successful by mounting up each indispensable amenities for the ample fig of pilgrims arriving successful the town.

Although Kanniyakumari being 1 of the sought aft tourer destinations successful Tamil Nadu passim the year, the tourer influx reaches its highest during Sabarimala season, isolated from different abrogation periods. Most of the pilgrims traveling from assorted parts of Tamil Nadu and from States, including Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, see Kanniyakumari arsenic portion of their trip.

The play usually begins with the commencement of Sabarimala play and continues until January 31. To negociate the assemblage astatine the celebrated Bagavathi Amman Temple successful Kanniyakumari and different parts of the seashore, the territory constabulary person deployed 450 further constabulary personnel, moving successful 2 shifts.

Six parking sites person been identified for the pilgrims and different tourists for hassle-free parking and to easiness the congestion successful the area. For surveillance, 10 further cameras person been installed astatine assorted locations and further seashore guards and location guards were deployed on the enactment to forestall immoderate untoward incidents.

Kanniyakumari Superintendent of Police (SP) R. Stalin told The Hindu that, “Enhanced information measures were successful spot and motion boards person been installed to forestall excessive parking charges.”

He added that an outpost astatine Triveni Sangamam would beryllium inaugurated shortly, which would payment the ample fig of pilgrims and tourists arriving astatine town.

Meanwhile, Kanniyakumari municipality has made indispensable arrangements, including toilets and different facilities. An authoritative from the municipality noted that the section assemblage has floated a tender for a parking installation and toilet installation astatine a outgo of astir ₹35 lakh and ₹45 lakh respectively, specifically for the Sabarimala season.

He added that 45 further sanitation workers person been employed nether the tender ground to assistance support cleanliness crossed the town.

Another large assemblage pulling spot, Poompuhar Shipping Corporation venue, from wherever visitors committee ferries to Tiruvalluvar statue, Vivekananda stone memorial and the solid bridge. Although the shipping corp has introduced an online summons booking installation a fewer months ago, galore visitors are inactive unaware of it.

An authoritative from the shipping corp committee mentioned that, successful concern with the territory administration, consciousness flex boards astir online ticketing person been installed astatine large tourer locations, including Thirparappu waterfalls, Padmanabhapuram palace and respective section locations successful Kanniyakumari.

Published - November 19, 2025 08:09 p.m. IST

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