Aiming to cater to the frenzy of passengers throughout the Sabarimala season, the Southern Railway will function Vande Bharat Sabari special trains between Chennai Central and Kottayam beginning today (December 15). According to the Southern Railway, Train No. 06151 MGR Chennai Central-Kottayam Vande Bharat Special will go away MGR Chennai Central at 04.30 hrs and attain Kottayam at 16.15 hrs on the identical day on December 15, 17, 22 and 24. Train No. 06152 Kottayam-Dr MGR Chennai Central will go away the Kerala city at 04.40 hrs on December 16, 18, 23 and 25 throughout its return journey, and arrive Chennai at 17.15 hours on the identical day.
The practice can even be halted at numerous stations including Katpadi, Salem, Palakkad and Aluva.
Why this initiative?
The Railways took the initiative after a mismanagement-related scenario erupted at Sabarimala following a sudden rise in pilgrims a couple of days in the past. The hill shrine typically witnesses a heavy rush throughout the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season, which started on November 17 this 12 months.
Opposition slams Kerala authorities
The Opposition events, including the BJP and Congress, attacked the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala authorities after the incident.
However, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated on Wednesday that the scenario on the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala was underneath management and asserted that the federal government equipment was intervening diligently in temple issues.
Kerala High Court’s order
The Devaswom bench of the Kerala High Court, listening to a suo moto case associated to the frenzy and crowd in Sabarimala, issued a slew of instructions for crowd management on the hill shrine throughout the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season.
The courtroom has directed the Executive Magistrate to make sure that the worth record and cleanliness of the accommodations in Erumeli are appropriate.
The Devaswom Bench said that the High Court Registrar had acquired 300 complaints relating to the inconveniences at Sabarimala. The Devaswom bench additionally directed that the pilgrims ought to be given amenities as per the courtroom order.
(With ANI inputs)
