Taking a serious note of the accidents involving the vehicles of Sabarimala pilgrims at Kanamala near Erumely, Devaswom Minister K. Radhakrishnan has directed the Police and Motor Vehicle departments to implement special safety measures on a war-footing.
Addressing a meeting to evaluate the preparations at the Idathavalams for the upcoming pilgrimage season, the Minister directed for establishment of a safety checkpoint at Kanamala to provide road safety instructions to vehicles arriving from other States. This checkpoint should also serve as a stop-over, offering ginger coffee at nights to drivers on their way to Pampa.
The National Highways department has carried out a road safety audit on the Mundakayam-Kanamala road and proposed measures worth ₹15 lakh for improving road safety.
