Thiruvananthapuram: On Uthradam day, orange alert has been announced in 12 districts of Kerala. The districts of Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod are on orange alert on Uthradam day. There is no rain warning today in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Savaari, Kerala’s first online taxi service owned by the state government, is now available on the Google Play Store.

The Chief Minister inaugurated the service on August 17. But it was big news that the app didn’t reach the play store due to some technical issues.

Officials explained that the app was delayed due to the delay in Google verification. Kerala Savaari was started by the Motor Workers Welfare Board under the leadership of the Labor Department to ensure fair and decent service to the passengers and to provide fair remuneration to the auto taxi workers.

You can log in to the app by giving your phone number and email address. The service of this app is being made available in Thiruvananthapuram as a pilot program. It will then be expanded to other regions. Auto and taxis can be booked through this. The app provides a very simple interface. The authorities stated that the Kerala Savaari will reach Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur municipal limits within a month.

The panic button in the app will help passengers in times of crisis. The information will reach the nearest police station and control room. Ambulance and fire service services are also available.

The government says that the drivers will have jackets and ID cards. The Kerala Savari sticker will be on the front and rear of the vehicle. A 24-hour call center has been launched in addition to the facility for passengers to lodge complaints on the application. No: 9072 272 208.

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Thiruvananthapuram: The KSRTC Smart Travel Card project will start on the 29th of this month.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will release the card. A travel card with security systems based on RFID technology is launched. Through this, you can recharge money in advance and travel.

Proportional offers are also available for charging cash. You can check the balance on cards using ETM. Cards are available through conductors, KSRTC depots, and other authorized agents. Rs 150 worth of Smart Travel Card on purchase of Rs 100 as an initial offer. It can be fully used.

Those who charge more than Rs 250 will get 10 percent additional value. In the next phase, KSRTC will find the agents to distribute the cards. For this, an agency will be given to lottery agents and direct selling agents. The aim is to get the card to more people through this. Direct selling agents can also take agencies by paying a fixed amount as a deposit.

In the first phase, smart travel cards will be implemented in city circular buses. After that, the cards will be made available on city shuttle and city radial services and then on all buses statewide. A maximum of Rs 2000 can be recharged at a time. Also, the cards can be transferred to relatives and friends to get travel tickets. The amount on the card will also be valid for one year.

Thiruvananthapuram: The state is also likely to receive rain on Uthradam day. The Central Meteorological Center has announced red and orange alerts in various districts. Red alert tomorrow in Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, and Malappuram districts.
An orange alert is also in place tomorrow in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Wayanad districts. The reason for the heavy rainfall is the strengthening of the westerly winds and the presence of a cyclonic vortex.
Wind gusts of up to 55 kilometers per hour are expected. A ban has been imposed on fishing on the Kerala coast today and tomorrow.
The travel ban is also in place in the hilly and coastal areas.

Vizhinjam: Minister V Abdurrahman said that the government has sympathetically considered the demands of the protesters
in the Vizhinjam port strike. The government does not know what the strike is for. In the discussion held by the representatives of the archdiocese, the cabinet sub-committee agreed to appoint a special committee to study the impacts on the coasts, etc. in the context of port construction.

The ministers assured that the demands raised by the strike committee would be considered sympathetically. Steps are in progress to resolve five of the seven demands of the protesters. The amount will be allocated to all the people staying in the camps under the process of paying rent and resettlement.

The Minister of Fisheries has informed that the construction of flats will be started as soon as possible on the 8 acres acquired in Muttathara in connection with the rehabilitation.

Sabarimala: Sabarimala Sreedharma Sastha temple will be opened today at 5 pm for Onam pujas. Onam Sadya is prepared for the devotees from Uthradam to Chatayam.

Udayastamaya Puja, Ashtabhishekam, Kalasabhishekam, Kalabhabhishekam, Padi Puja and Pushpabhishekam will be held on the days when the temple is open. On Saturday, September 10, at 10 pm, Harivarasanam will be sung and the temple will close. Devotees have to use a virtual queue system for darshan. Spot booking counters have also been set up for devotees at Nilakkal.