Sabarimala chaos: ‘Situation in Nilackal, Pamba pitiable’
Sabarimala chaos: ‘Situation in Nilackal, Pamba pitiable’
MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, who headed the panel, said that the government machinery has been a total failure at Sabarimala and there was no effort on the part of the government to improve the situation. "At Pamba, pilgrims were standing in queues for 8-9 hours under the hot sun without drinking water or food. The rush was created artificially," he said. He also said that there was a viripanthal in Pamba that used to accommodate 15,000 pilgrims at a time. However, the facility got washed away in the 2018 floods and only two small resting places are available now, he said.
MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, who headed the panel, said that the government machinery has been a total failure at Sabarimala and there was no effort on the part of the government to improve the situation. "At Pamba, pilgrims were standing in queues for 8-9 hours under the hot sun without drinking water or food. The rush was created artificially," he said. He also said that there was a viripanthal in Pamba that used to accommodate 15,000 pilgrims at a time. However, the facility got washed away in the 2018 floods and only two small resting places are available now, he said.