he work on the short-term schemes of the Sabarimala master plan for improving amenities for piligrims visiting the hillshrine has already begun, state Devaswom Minister G. Sudhakaran said on Wednesday.
The government has approved the master plan, prepared by the consultancy agency Ecosmart, Sudhakaran said in a written reply in the state assembly. The minister has also said that the government has asked Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the temple, to begin short-term schemes like creating a parking lot and augmenting water supply, besides setting up toilet and sanitation facilities.
As part of the long-term plan, the Centre had given clearance for utilisation of 110.254 hectatres of forest land at Nilakkal, about 10 km from the base camp Pampa from where the trekking to the uphill Sannidhanam where the shrine is located.
This area would be mainly used to develop parking lot and camping facilities for the pilgrims visiting the temple in millions during the November-January pilgrim season every year. Besides, 12.675 hectares of land had been allotted between Pampa and Sannidhanam for creating some basic amenities for the pilgrims while on their four-km trekking to the Sannidhanam from the foothills.
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