Thiruvananthapuram: The 89th Sivagiri pilgrimage will be held from December 30 to January 1.
Special settings will be applied in Covid’s view from December 15 to January 5.
The temperature of the pilgrims will be checked at the entrance.
V Joy Mla has directed the authorities to complete repair work in Kallambalam, Parrifally and Kadakkavoor.
He also said that parking facilities must be arranged and the protective service of life must be ensured at the Cappil, Varkala Beach and Pond Temple of Swamy Janardhana.
PWD officials told the meeting that all repair work on the main road to Sivagiri will be finished soon.
The police will be deployed at 95 points and 516 personnel will be deployed.
CCTV surveillance will be installed on the main streets.
The KSRTC control room and announcement facilities will be arranged in the venue.
The train authority said that the specific counter will be opened at the Varkala and Sivagiri train station.
Accommodation facilities for men police will be arranged in nearby schools.
Food safety wing troops, legal metrology will inspect shops and hotels in the pilgrimage area.
The shadow team and the excise patrol team will also be present.
TNN.