With less than three weeks left for the annual pilgrimage season in Sabarimala to begin, Health Minister Veena George has directed the Public Works department to complete the road repair works in Pathanamthitta district on a war footing.
Attending a meeting of the District Development Committee (DDC) on Saturday, the Minister also directed to complete renovation of the Ezhamkulam-Kaipattoor road and the roads within the Pathanamthitta city limits at the earliest. As to the delay in completing the flyover at Aban junction, the Minister said that a meeting of land owners in the location would soon be convened to break the deadlock.
T. Zakir Hussain, chairperson of the Pathanamthitta municipality, urged the DDC to install direction boards for the Sabarimala pilgrims in various languages at different points. Mathew T. Thomas, MLA, district panchayat president Omalloor Sankaran and District Collector A. Shibu were also present.
