₹4.25 crore for road safety on key Sabarimala routes

Ahead of the upcoming annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season, the government has sanctioned ₹4.25 crore for urgent road safety works on key stretches in Pathanamthitta district, including the major roads that lead to the hill shrine.

The allocation, from the Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) fund, is expected to facilitate safety interventions on accident-prone stretches and improve road infrastructure along routes that witness heavy pilgrim traffic during the season. District Collector A. Nizamudeen said strengthening safety measures on accident-prone stretches had been a long-standing demand of the district, particularly in view of the steady increase in the number of pilgrims visiting Sabarimala each year.