Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:40am on 13 Dec 2023,Wednesday India
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a special review meeting to evaluate safety arrangements for pilgrims at Sabarimala temple amid rising footfalls. With average daily pilgrims surging from 62,000 to 88,000 in December, the Chief Minister directed officials to ensure harm prevention. He recommended extending darshan time, limiting spot bookings, adhering to parking schedules, deploying more police forces, and expressing condolences over a child pilgrim's death. Underscoring the government's commitment to pilgrims' well-being, he stressed implementing decisions from prior consultation meetings regarding crowd control and systems for women and children.
