More facilities for Sabarimala pilgrims
The Hindu
Pilgrimage corridor under the Malabar Devaswom Board.
Outlying the programmes and initiatives for next fiscal, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said that the State government will accord top priority to the development of Sabarimala Temple.
More facilities will be provided for the pilgrims reaching the holy hillock at the Lord Ayyappa Temple. “As a measure to increase the amenities and facilities to the Sabarimala pilgrims, midway pilgrim shelters [Idathavalams] will be strengthened,“ the Governor said in his customary policy address marking the commencement of the annual budget session in the State Assembly on Friday.
Also, he said that the State government had initiated steps for launching a pilgrimage corridor connecting the famous temples under the Malabar Devaswom Board.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.