Kerala HC directs KWA, Devaswom board, other agencies to prepare for Sabarimala pilgrimage season

The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Chief Engineer, the Sabarimala Development Project (SDP) Executive Engineer and other State authorities concerned to prepare for the upcoming Sabarimala pilgrimage season.

The Division Bench of Justices V. Raja Vijayaraghavan and K.V. Jayakumar was considering two reports by Sabarimala Special Commissioner R. Jayakrishnan. The reports concerned waste management in Erumely during ‘maasa puja’ and festival seasons and the repair of KWA’s main booster stations at Neelimala and Appachimedu.

The court was informed that the total cost of temporary reinforcement measures would be ₹10 lakh. Accordingly, it directed the KWA to carry out repairs to the booster stations in accordance with the Condition Assessment Report prepared by the Kerala Highway Research Institute before November 10.