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With conscionable astir a week near for the yearly Makaravilakku festival, the Sabarimala elevation temple is witnessing a dense influx of devotees.
On Thursday, the queue of pilgrims waiting to ascent the ‘18 beatified steps’ stretched up to Sabaripeedam, prompting the constabulary to temporarily halt the question of pilgrims astatine Pampa. With lone days remaining for the festival, authorities person decided to tighten restrictions further. The constabulary are present allowing lone pilgrims with online bookings to proceed to Pampa from Erumely and Nilackal.
Meanwhile, authorities person begun inspections of the Makaravilakku viewing points successful and astir the Sabarimala hills. District Collector S. Prem Krishnan visited the stopover constituent of the Tiruvabharanam procession astatine the Laha Forest Office and besides reviewed information arrangements astatine cardinal viewing points, including Panjippara, Ilavunkal, Nellimala and Attathodu West.
At Panjippara, operation works, including the installation of information fencing, is progressing. Ambulance services nether the Health section volition beryllium ensured astatine each viewing points. Instructions person besides been issued to instal information fencing astatine the Ilavunkal, Attathodu and Nellimala viewpoints.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), meanwhile, is stepping up lighting arrangements astatine locations wherever ample fig of devotees stitchery to witnesser the Makarajyothi celestial event. Around 3,000 lights person already been installed astatine the Sannidhanam, Pampa and Nilackal.
To forestall powerfulness disruptions, each 11 kV and LT lines person been converted to ABC cables and monkey guards person been installed to forestall electrocution of wildlife. Electricity is supplied to the Triveni substation done 4 feederlines laid done wood areas from Kochu Pampa. Maintenance enactment has besides been completed connected the ABC cablegram supplying powerfulness from Pampa to the Sannidhanam.
LED lights person been installed astatine locations wherever pilgrims remainder oregon hold to ascent the 18 steps, including astatine Pandithavalam, Malikappuram, Marakkoottam, Sharankuthi, Neelimala and Appachi Medu. Maintenance enactment has been completed connected 38 transformers. At Nilackal, which has parking facilities for astir 10,000 vehicles, 1,500 LED lights person been installed.
