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The Kerala High Court criticised the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) connected Wednesday for the shoddy assemblage absorption astatine Sabarimala, attributing it to slack coordination by officials of the board.
Expressing interest astatine thousands of pilgrims getting stranded owed to crowding and inadequate arrangements, the tribunal asked wherefore preparations for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku play did not statesman astatine slightest six months successful advance, contempt knowing that determination would beryllium a immense inflow of devotees during the two-month play that began connected Monday.
The tribunal observed that simply frisking pilgrims and pushing them forward, without taking into relationship the capableness of the elevation temple, was a incorrect approach. It further directed the TDB to clarify connected the maximum fig of pilgrims who could beryllium accommodated astatine the temple astatine immoderate fixed time, and besides sought elaborate capableness figures for each sector. Thus, pilgrims could beryllium divided assemblage wise, to modulate the crowd, the tribunal said.
Taking into relationship the limitations connected the temple premises, the tribunal said that lone a controlled fig of pilgrims should beryllium permitted entry, successful proportionality to the availability of abstraction and besides information protocols. The tribunal besides asked wherefore the instructions it had issued earlier were not adhered to, and directed the TDB to swiftly rotation retired technological assemblage absorption measures.
Newly appointed TDB president K. Jayakumar excessively shared the court’s concerns and said that the arrangements ought to person been made astatine slightest six months successful advance.
It had been reported that astir 2 lakh pilgrims, including children, had converged astatine Sabarimala successful the 48 hours since the temple opening. There were complaints that galore of them did not adjacent get drinking water.
