New sewage plant at Sabarimala

New sewage plant at Sabarimala in 18 months

Thiruvananthapuram: Dewaswom Minister V. S. Sivakumar has said that a new sewage treatment plant would be completed at Sabarimala within 18 months.

 

The minister was speaking at the review meeting on Tuesday of various departments in connection with this year’s Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival season.  The construction of the sewage plant would begin on August 10.

 

The flyover at Malikapuram and underpass at Marakuttom would be completed soon. He also said that the state government would complete the maintenance of the Swamy Ayyappan Road before the festival season. The parallel pipeline between Pamba-Sannidhanam would also be completed.

 

Permanent barricades would be constructed at all places where they are needed. Another decision was to construct two annadana mandapams costing Rs 6 crore each at sannidhanam. Lower thirumuttom of the sannidhanam would be renovated at a cost of Rs 2 crore. 

 

A Karunya community pharmacy would be opened at sannidhanam. A new unniappam plant would be constructed there. One floor of the Pamba hospital would be completed before the season. More facility would be provided at hospitals at the periphery of Sabarimala, he said. 

 

PWD Minister V. K. Ibrahim Kunju, Sabarimala high power committee chairman K. Jayakumar and Dewaswom Board president M. P. Govindan Nair  also attended the function.