The Travancore Devaswom Board is set to draw up a Rs 3.83 crore plan aimed at decongesting the areas around the hill shrine of Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta. The plan would also include ideas such as improving the trek path and other basic facilities around the holy Shrine of Sabarimala. The Travancore Devaswom Board is very much keen to make the coming Sabarimala pligrimage season more smooth. Sabarimala is one of the most popular Hindu pilgrimage destination in Kerala and is situated in Ranni Taluk of Pathanamthitta District.
The Devaswom board had already invited bids for relaying the Chalakkayam - Pamba Road using rubberized bitumen, which would avoid costly annual maintenance. The Chalakkayam - Pamba road is supposed to be re-laid at an estimated cost of around Rs 17.48 lakhs. The traditional pathway of Sabarimala, which is along the holy river Pamba would also be widened as a part of the Sabarimala development master plan.
For quick completion of the work and for sake of convenience in getting the plan implemented easily, the stretch has been divided in three sections. As a part of the plan the board is also thinking of putting up pandals along the trek path to Sabarimala, at a cost of around Rs 35 Lakhs.
The Travancore Devaswom Board seems to be looking seriously into this plan and hopes to make a much better pilgrimage tourist season in Sabarimala this season. They also hope to attract more devotees to this pilgrimage center and since Sabarimala is one of the most revenue generating temple in South India, they could not afford to delay the plans.
The Devaswom board had already invited bids for relaying the Chalakkayam - Pamba Road using rubberized bitumen, which would avoid costly annual maintenance. The Chalakkayam - Pamba road is supposed to be re-laid at an estimated cost of around Rs 17.48 lakhs. The traditional pathway of Sabarimala, which is along the holy river Pamba would also be widened as a part of the Sabarimala development master plan.
For quick completion of the work and for sake of convenience in getting the plan implemented easily, the stretch has been divided in three sections. As a part of the plan the board is also thinking of putting up pandals along the trek path to Sabarimala, at a cost of around Rs 35 Lakhs.
The Travancore Devaswom Board seems to be looking seriously into this plan and hopes to make a much better pilgrimage tourist season in Sabarimala this season. They also hope to attract more devotees to this pilgrimage center and since Sabarimala is one of the most revenue generating temple in South India, they could not afford to delay the plans.
