Govt should focus on building basic amenities rather than transforming pilgrimage site into tourism hub, adds BJP. One-day summit to be inaugurated by CM on 20 September.
Kerala minister Kadakampally Surendran's statement comes amid Congress and BJP raking up the 2018 Sabarimala temple incidents in a bid to target Kerala's CPI(M) government.
The state government said the authority had constituted a high-level committee which had set the number of pilgrims per day to 2,000 on weekdays and 3,000 on weekends.
Among the 39 positive cases, 27 are temple employees, while rest are police personnel and pilgrims. The pilgrimage season will continue till 20 January 2021.
Although Kerala initially managed its coronavirus outbreak effectively, since July, its administration has been struggling to contain the spike in cases.
Only a limited number of pilgrims who register through the virtual queue system will be permitted entry into the temple, and those below 10 and above 60 won't be allowed.
As Covid-19 numbers continue to rise, Kerala devaswom minister says state will ensure all protocols will be followed and number of devotees will be restricted.
Over 1,200 temples, attached Travancore Devaswom Board, are looking at either pledging their gold for loans or as deposits under the Modi govt’s Gold Monetisation Scheme.
Only 50 devotees will be allowed at a time in front of the Sabarimala temple. People have been asked to wear masks and sanitization will be carried out at regular intervals.
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BJP’s objections to this Kerala Govt move looks comical. After all that they have done to promote tourists to Char Dham, Ujjain, Ayodhya and make them full of milling crowds of tourists.
BJP’s objections to this Kerala Govt move looks comical. After all that they have done to promote tourists to Char Dham, Ujjain, Ayodhya and make them full of milling crowds of tourists.