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Preparations are nether mode astatine Sabarimala to guarantee the creaseless and harmless behaviour of the Makaravilakku festival.
To modulate the crowd, the authorities person capped Virtual Queue bookings astatine 35,000 for January 13, and further reduced the quota to 30,000 for the festival time connected January 14. The constabulary person clarified that lone pilgrims with valid Virtual Queue bookings volition beryllium allowed to proceed for darshan connected these days.
A broad postulation absorption program has been enactment successful place. Pilgrims volition not beryllium permitted to question from Nilackal to Pampa aft 9 a.m. connected January 14, and the ascent from Pampa to the elevation volition beryllium closed to pilgrims aft 10 a.m. Additionally, parking of vehicles astatine Pampa volition beryllium prohibited starting January 12.
Barricades successful place
Barricades are being installed astatine cardinal points wherever the pilgrims volition converge to witnesser Makarajyothi, the celestial light, portion arrangements for capable lighting and drinking h2o are besides being finalised. In the Pandithavalam area, impermanent pipelines with taps person been installed astatine 100 locations to guarantee entree to drinking water. Six caller counters volition beryllium acceptable up to administer medicinal h2o on with biscuits to pilgrims.
In the presumption constituent other the BSNL bureau astatine Sannidhanam, undergrowth has been cleared to make a harmless waiting country for pilgrims. Barricades volition beryllium installed present to destruct the hazard of accidents. The Forest section has reiterated that nary impermanent shelters (parnashalas) by pilgrims volition beryllium allowed wrong forested areas.
Ban connected cooking
Considering a dense unreserved on the agelong from Urakkuzhi to the Pandithavalam reservoir during the festival day, further lights person been installed to supply capable illumination. A prohibition connected cooking has been imposed astatine each waiting points, portion arrangements person been made to supply nutrient to pilgrims. Free nutrient volition beryllium distributed astatine Pandithavalam connected January 13 and 14, with volunteers and different facilities already successful place.
Meanwhile, the procession, carrying the ineffable ornaments to adorn Lord Ayyappa astatine Sabarimala for the Makaravilakku, volition commence astatine 1 p.m. connected Monday from the Valiya Koyikkal Dharma Sastha temple astatine Pandalam. The procession volition beryllium led by Punartham Nal Narayana Varma, a typical of the Pandalam palace.
Dipping h2o level
In presumption of the intensifying summertime and declining stream levels, the Irrigation section has taken peculiar measures to guarantee capable h2o proviso for pilgrims astatine Pampa and for drinking h2o distribution. Compared to erstwhile years, h2o levels successful the Pampa and Kakki rivers dropped sharply by mid-December this season. The section is relying connected six cheque dams to conscionable h2o demands during the festival period.
