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The territory medication and the Forest Department person made assorted arrangements arsenic the Vellingiri hills volition beryllium unfastened for pilgrimage for 4 months from February 1.
Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar connected Thursday reviewed the arrangements successful a meeting, which was attended by officials from Forest, Revenue, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Health, Fire and Rescue Services and different departments.
Mr. Giriyappanavar suggested implementing a mechanics to grounds the fig of radical trekking the hills and guarantee that they instrumentality to the basal astatine Poondi. He besides instructed measures to curb littering of plastics and items on the trekking route.
District Forest Officer N. Jayaraj, who trekked the hills on with Chief Conservator of Forests D. Venkatesh a fewer days ago, said ambulance, aesculapian camps and drinking h2o installation volition beryllium arranged for pilgrims. A full of 30 Forest Department unit volition beryllium deployed to facilitate them.
He said pilgrims volition not beryllium allowed to transportation saplings of trees and works them during the trekking arsenic the signifier could change the earthy ecosystem by the instauration of exotic plants and the ones not suitable for the forests.
The pilgrimage involves 6.5 km-long trekking from the Vellingiri Andavar temple astatine Poondi astatine the downhill to the acme astatine the seventh hill, wherever Lord Shiva is worshipped successful Swayambhu (self-manifested form).
Boluvampatti Forest Range Officer K. Jayachandran said Forest Department camps volition beryllium acceptable up betwixt the 3rd and 4th hills and connected the sixth hill. Staff volition besides beryllium contiguous astatine the seventh hill.
He said pilgrims volition beryllium screened astatine the basal earlier the trekking. People volition not beryllium allowed to transportation inflammable items, cigarette, beedi, intoxicant and contraband substances. They volition beryllium allowed to transportation h2o bottles aft paying ₹20, which volition beryllium refunded erstwhile the pilgrims nutrient the bare bottles aft the trekking.
