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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala capital, witnessed hectic preparations up of the swearing-in ceremonial of the caller United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities led by V.D. Satheesan connected Monday (May 18, 2026).
A monolithic pavilion susceptible of accommodating astir 30,000 radical has been erected wrong the Central Stadium premises, the venue of the ceremony. Roofing sheets, lighting systems, seating arrangements and signifier infrastructure person been enactment successful place.
LED walls
Moreover, ample LED walls and elephantine show screens person besides been installed astatine the venue to guarantee that attendees seated acold from the main signifier tin witnesser the proceedings.
The organisers had accelerated the enactment owed to the anticipation of rainfall successful Thiruvananthapuram. Although greeting showers expected connected Monday person triggered concerns astir upwind disruptions, the afloat covered operation and different arrangements are expected to forestall immoderate large interaction connected the event, authoritative sources said.
Kerala Police person implemented elaborate information arrangements crossed the superior city, with the organisers anticipating an influx of astir 1 lakh radical to witnesser 1 of the largest governmental gatherings the State has seen successful caller years.
With respective VVIPs, including apical nationalist leaders, expected to be the ceremony, the constabulary person brought the metropolis nether a choky information blanket. The constabulary and administrative officials are coordinating assemblage control, postulation diversions and parking arrangements to debar terrible congestion.
The postulation restrictions volition travel into effect starting astatine 7 a.m. to guarantee the creaseless vehicular travel and unafraid question for attendees.
To forestall congestion, circumstantial parking zones person been assigned based connected the class of the vehicles and attendees. The vehicles of MLAs and MPs volition beryllium parked wrong the Government Secretariat complex, portion those of officials, constabulary and media organisations volition beryllium parked astatine the Sanskrit College ground, Kerala University field oregon University College grounds.
Large vehicles bringing enactment workers and different nationalist indispensable beryllium parked astatine Attukal parking ground; Government Homeoepathic Medical College ground, Iranimuttom; Poojappura ground; some sides of the Chakka bypass road; Kuzhivila-Akkulam road; and Kaimanam-Pappanamcode road.
For tiny vehicles
Small vehicles tin utilise grounds crossed the metropolis including Putharikandam Maidan, Manjalikulam ground, crushed adjacent Saphalyam complex, General Hospital, St. Joseph’s School ground, Poojappura LBS College ground, LMS Compound, Chala Boys and Girls Higher Secondary School ground, Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Government Arts College, Government College for Women, Jimmy George Indoor Stadium, Government Homeopathic Medical College, Iranimuttom, multilevel parking astatine Saphalyam Complex, Vellayambalam Water Authority compound, Kowdiar Salvation Army School ground, Tagore Theatre compound, PMG Law College Road, near broadside of the Kowdiar-Kuravankonam Road, and Vikas Bhavan Road.
Two-wheeler parking is permitted connected some sides of Pulimoodu-Overbridge Road, near broadside of the Accountant General’s Office-VJT road, AKG Spencer Road, VJT-Jacobs Road, and the crushed other the State Central Library.
Vehicles travelling done the metropolis towards Statue volition beryllium diverted on assorted routes during the people of the event.
