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The Kerala High Court has directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to inspect the impermanent bridges constructed crossed the Bharathapuzha for the ongoing Mahamagha Mahotsavam astatine Tirunavaya, which is expected to gully implicit 10 lakh pilgrims.
A Bench comprising Justice C. Jayachandran issued the absorption portion considering a petition filed by M. K. Vinayakumar, wide convener of the event’s organising committee. The petitioner had challenged a halt memo issued by the Tirunavaya colony serviceman nether the Kerala Protection of Riverbanks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 pursuant to which the operation of the impermanent bridges was halted.
While submitting that the State was not opposed to the behaviour of the event, the authorities pleader expressed concerns implicit whether the impermanent bridges would beryllium susceptible of accommodating specified a ample fig of pilgrims. He besides sought directions to guarantee adherence to the greenish protocol.
The petitioner submitted that each indispensable arrangements had been made, including the availability of aesculapian unit circular the clock.
The tribunal further directed the enforcement technologist acrophobic of the PWD to inspect connected Wednesday the premises wherever the lawsuit is taking placeand to suggest measures to fortify the impermanent bridges. Additionally, the enforcement technologist and the Superintendent of Police were directed to taxable their recommendations by Wednesday connected the steps required to guarantee nationalist safety. The Malappuram District Collector was instructed to guarantee that the acrophobic authorities departments instrumentality each indispensable measures successful this regard.
The substance is scheduled to beryllium heard connected January 27.
