THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Devaswom and Transport Minister V S Sivakumar has announced a slew of projects to be taken up before the start of the next Sabarimala pilgrimage season. After attending a three-hour-long evaluation meeting chaired by the Chief Minister and attended by Ministers of Industry, PWD, Forests and Finance, Devaswom Board president, Board members, various department heads, MPs and MLAs from Pathanamthitta district, he told a news conference here on Tuesday that after a long gap, the last pilgrimage season had passed without any major hiccups or complaints.Before the start of the next season, the second floor of the Nadapanthal in Sannidhanam would be constructed with the help of sponsors. The tender would be invited for the sewage treatment plant in Sannidhanam in April.The capacity of the sewage treatment plant in Pampa would be enhanced and the tender would be invited by March. He said the Nadapanthal would be extended to Marakoottam from Pampa. Two sections of the new queue complex would be constructed ahead of the next season. 90 percent of work on one queue complex under construction has been completed and over 50 percent of work on the other has also been completed.
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