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Taking a superior enactment of the rising fig of roadworthy accidents connected the Sabarimala way from Erumely, the Motor Vehicles section (MVD) and the constabulary person launched associated efforts to curb the alarming trend.
As portion of it, a squad comprising officials from the MVD, police, Revenue department, and the Erumely and Mundakkayam grama panchayats conducted inspections connected Tuesday connected large accident-prone stretches. The Erumely-Kanamala corridor, done which bulk of the pilgrim vehicles walk through, has been reporting a precocious fig of accidents for respective years now. This play too, the signifier continues, with 15 accidents already recorded till November 30.
According to officials, the highest fig of accidents has been reported successful the Kanamala and Kannimala regions, portion accidents involving pilgrims’ vehicles are besides being reported on the Mundakkayam-Erumely and Pala-Ponkunnam stretches.
Surveillance
“The Motor Vehicles department, nether the Safe Zone project, is maintaining round-the-clock surveillance connected the 3 cardinal roads utilized by the Sabarimala pilgrims. Drivers travelling overnight are being offered blistery h2o and java astatine assorted points,” an authoritative said.
Police patrolling excessively has been intensified on the unsafe stretches specified arsenic Eruthuvappuzha and Karingallumoozhi to modulate the velocity of vehicles. “The unauthorised modifications to vehicles from extracurricular the State are incompatible with the steep, winding agelong from Erumely to Elavunkal, and are a large contributor to the rising fig of accidents,” the authoritative added.
Meanwhile, determination are besides complaints that the authorities person failed to instrumentality respective of the information measures recommended by NATPAC, which evaluated the Sabarimala routes up of the pilgrimage season.
A roadworthy information survey conducted by the MVD 2 years agone had flagged large concerns astir question information connected the elevation routes. While the survey identified 134 accident-prone spots connected cardinal stretches utilized by pilgrims, the implementation of corrective measures has been delayed.
In Kottayam district, 3 large roads are heavy utilized by the Sabarimala pilgrims—Mundakayam-Kanamala, KVMS Junction-Erumely via Vizhikkathodu, and Ponkunnam-Kuruvamoozhy via Kanjirappally. Authorities person identified Attivalav, adjacent Kanamala, arsenic 1 of the astir hazardous points successful the district.
