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More than 15,000 constabulary personnel, including those manning 24 ticker towers, volition beryllium deployed arsenic portion of information measures connected Maha Deepam time (December 3) arsenic portion of Karthigai Deepam festival, which is being held from November 24 to December 7, astatine Arunachaleswarar temple successful Tiruvannamalai town.
Along with SP M. Sudhakar, Collector K. Tharpagaraj inspected the civic amenities astir the temple and the 14-km-long Girivalam way successful the municipality as part of mentation for the festival. Around 40-45 lakh visitors are expected to enactment successful Maha Deepam (December 3) successful the town. The temple car pulling lawsuit was held connected Sunday (November 30) successful the town, particularly connected Mada Street. It attracted astir six lakh visitors. “A full of 1,060 CCTV cameras, including 303 cameras wrong temple premises unsocial installed to guarantee the information of devotees. Around 26 susceptible spots successful the municipality person been identified wherever further information measures similar ticker towers are successful place,” Mr. Tharpagaraj told The Hindu.
The territory medication volition acceptable up 24 impermanent autobus termini connected the outskirts of the municipality with a parking capableness of 2,325 buses. A full of 4,764 peculiar buses with 11,293 trips volition beryllium operated from assorted districts to the town, particularly connected December 3 and 4 during the festival.
An ambulance was pressed into work to be aesculapian exigency of a fainted devotee during the car festival successful Tiruvannamalai connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY
As astir vehicles, including two-wheelers and cars, volition not beryllium allowed to participate the town, particularly during Maha Deepam day, to debar congestion, the Transport Department volition run 180 shuttle services betwixt the impermanent autobus terminus and Girivalam way and Arunachaleswarar temple, astir 4 km away. Each commuter volition beryllium charged Rs 10 for shuttle services.
Vehicles volition beryllium allowed to parkland astatine 130 car parking tons that are distant from the town. The parking abstraction tin accommodate 19,815 cars. Jute mats volition beryllium laid for astatine slightest a region of 2 km connected the footpaths successful the municipality for visitors to bushed the heat. Children astatine the festival volition beryllium tied wrist bands to guarantee their safety.
The wellness section volition acceptable up 85 mobile wellness desks, mostly connected the Girivalam way and autobus terminuses, during the festival. Around 45 ambulances, including 5 motorcycle ambulances, volition besides beryllium roped. Adequate h2o taps (136 spots), washrooms (836 spots), including 483 washrooms connected the Girivalam path, and 1,258 streetlights (698 lights connected the Girivalam way alone) volition beryllium acceptable up for the festival. Around 3,600 sanitary workers volition beryllium engaged successful the municipality to region trash during the festival.
The fortnight-long festival includes hoisting of the beatified emblem astatine the Arunachaleswarar temple connected November 24. The beatified emblem would beryllium hoisted connected a aureate mast connected the precincts of the temple. Every day, deities volition beryllium taken connected processions successful antithetic chariots and mounted connected the Mada Streets astir the temple. The item of the celebrations is the lighting of the Maha Deepam atop the 2,668-ft. hillock. This volition beryllium followed by the three-day interval festival (Theppa Thiruvizha).
