As the Sabarimala temple continues to draw a large number of pilgrims, Erumely -- the key base station enroute the hillock, continues to remain chock-a-block with vehicles.
According to police, the town has experienced the biggest traffic snarls in its history this season and the ripple effects of these snarls are visible all across the region with serpentine queues extending across several kms all across the roads here.
“The entire region is so chocked with the pilgrims vehicles that traffic to only one direction could be permitted on most of these days. To ease the congestion, we have now opened more parking grounds that go up to several kms on both sides of the Sabarimala route’’, said an official.
