The City Police will impose traffic restrictions on the stretches leading to Shanghumughom and Thiruvallam on account of the Karkidaka vavu bali rituals on Tuesday.
According to an official release, all vehicles heading for the domestic terminal of the airport from Chakka will be diverted via Enchakkal, Kallumoodu, Ponnara Bridge and Valiyathura.
Devotees heading for Shanghumughom to take part in the rituals have been advised to park their vehicles on the designated areas and to refrain from doing so on either side of the road. The drivers have also been asked to display their contact numbers on the parked vehicles.
The flow of heavy vehicles will be prohibited from Vizhinjam towards Thiruvallam from Monday midnight. Instead, such vehicles must proceed along the alternative route by deviating at Enchakkal and proceeding through Attakulangara, Killipalam and Pappanamcode.
The vehicles coming from Karumom will have to deviate at Old Thiruvallom junction and proceed towards Pachalloor. Those coming from Kovalam will have to proceed along the NH-66 bypass towards Enchakkal.
The designated areas for parking are Corporation parking area, Motor Vehicle Department ground, one side of the stretch from air cargo terminal to old domestic terminal, and one side of the Shanghumughom-Vettucaud road in the Shanghumughom region, and BNV High School ground and the parking ground on the Thiruvallam-Vazhamuttom bypass in the Thiruvallam region.
At Karikkathi
District Collector Biju Prabhakar has said that a facility has been arranged for conducting the rituals at the Karikkathi beach. The facility will be an alternative to the Mulloor sea shore where dredging was being undertaken for the Vizhinjam seaport project.
At Amritha Theeram
The Mata Amrithanandamayi Math is gearing up to provide arrangements for devotees to offer ‘bali’ at the ‘Amritha Theeram’ on the shores of the Karamana river from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
Further details can be obtained by contacting 0471-2490140 or 9447303966, according to an official release.
