Thiruvananthapuram: State police chief Anil Kant said plans have been made to provide strict security in and around Sabarimala in connection with this year’s Mandala-Makaravilakku festival.
Crime Branch ADGP S Sreejith will be the Chief Police Coordinator for security arrangements in and around Sabarimala. Southern Region IG Harshita Attalloori is the Joint Police Coordinator. Armed Police Battalion DIG P Prakash and Thiruvananthapuram Range DIG Cory Sanjay Kumar Gurudin are the additional police coordinators.
Security has been beefed up at Sannidhanam, Pampa, and Nilakkal in five phases. Sannidhanam police controller is Kollam Crime Branch SP Premkumar for the first phase from November 15 to 30.
