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With conscionable implicit a week near for the yearly pilgrimage play astatine Erumely to footwear off, preparations person gathered momentum crossed cardinal basal camps of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, which draws lakhs of devotees from crossed the state each year.
At Erumely, the largest of Sabarimala’s basal stations, the municipality is abuzz with enactment with hundreds of impermanent shops coming up successful and astir the town. Roadside cleaning and vegetation clearance works are besides nether way. Repair and attraction works person been expedited, with pothole filling nearing completion connected damaged stretches of the tarred roads.
According to officials with the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), works connected restoring the arch astatine Koratti Palam, the main introduction constituent to Erumely volition statesman soon. The Public Works section (PWD), meanwhile, has prepared the signboards for installation on the roads .
Police power room
Renovation enactment has besides begun connected the constabulary power country located other the Valiyambalam temple. The gross power country volition relation from the caller Smart Village bureau this season. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) office, meanwhile, is acceptable to beryllium relocated to 2 rooms successful the devaswom committee gathering other the autobus stand.
The Irrigation section has undertaken the removal of debris, logs, and bamboo that had accumulated astatine the cheque dam beneath Koratti Palam and volition reenforce the structure. Temporary bunds volition beryllium constructed astatine Orunkal Kadavu and Karinkallummuzhi successful Valiathodu earlier the h2o level drops. The Forest section has started clearing the wood pathway from Koikkakkavil to Sabarimala via Erumely arsenic portion of the pilgrimage preparations.
Given the caller emergence successful roadworthy accidents involving pilgrim vehicles, the authorities person placed peculiar accent this clip connected roadworthy information on the Erumely–Elavunkal stretch. Plans are nether information to unfastened alternate routes to modulate postulation flow, portion caller directional signs, reflectors, and hazard informing boards are being installed astatine identified accident-prone areas.
Surveillance cameras
At Pandalam, a cardinal stopover of pilgrims successful Pathanamthitta, the TDB volition instal surveillance cameras from the Kaippuzha temple to the Manikandan Althara. A reappraisal gathering held astatine the Pandalam Valiyakoickal Temple Devaswom Hall connected Friday entrusted the Adoor Revenue Divisional Officer with coordinating the wide arrangements.
The constabulary volition oversee instrumentality and bid arsenic good arsenic postulation management, deploying further officers, including unit successful plain clothes. Free facilities volition beryllium arranged for pilgrims to remainder and enactment overnight. The Health section volition acceptable up a impermanent infirmary with a 24-hour aesculapian team, and further facilities volition beryllium provided astatine the Pandalam Public Health Centre.
The Public Works section volition implicit repair works on the pilgrimage way and instal absorption boards. The Major Irrigation section volition conception information barricades astatine stream ghats, portion the Fire and Rescue Services volition deploy information personnel. The Food Safety and Legal Metrology departments volition show the prime and measurement of nutrient items. The KSRTC volition tally further autobus services, the Excise department’s peculiar squad volition behaviour inspections, and the Water Authority volition guarantee the proviso of cleanable drinking water.
The Akhila Bharata Ayyappa Seva Sangham, meanwhile, has launched a scathing onslaught connected the TDB and the State authorities for the hold successful kick-starting preparations.
“The 17 roads identified by the Kerala High Court arsenic important to the Sabarimala pilgrimage, on with their 54 connecting roads, are each successful shambles. It was lone a fewer days agone that the authorities began repair works. Preparations astatine Chengannur, Erumely, and Pandalam excessively person made small progress,” pointed retired D. Vijaya Kumar, wide Secretary of the organisation.
