The flood situation at Pampa in the foothills of Sabarimala continues to be grim on Wednesday. The huge Ramamurthy Mandapam on the banks of the river Pampa has reportedly been washed away in the currents.
The ground floor of the devaswom godown and the Government Hospital at Pampa has been inundated.
Drinking water scarcity is acute at the Pampa since the pump house of Kerala water authority has been shut down after the water lines and sewer lines were clogged with siltation.
The Melsanthi, A.V.Unnikrishnan Namboothiri, performed Niraputhari rituals at the Ayyappa Temple as the Tantri Kandararu Maheshwari Mohanaru, could not reach the holy hillock owing to adverse climatic conditions.
The Tantri who was taken to Sabarimala through the Pulmedu forest path had terminate the journey at the Forest camp at Pulmedu. The temple has been closed after the Athazhapuja, later, in the evening
Flood waters enter Aranmula temple
Flood waters reached the doorsteps of the Parthasarathy temple at Aranmula. Eleven of the 18 steps leading to the temple situated upon an elevated plane have already submerged.
The 12-km Puthenkavu-Thekkemala stretch of The Chengannur-Kozhencherry State Highway has been heavily flooded, disrupting vehicular traffic from Wednesday forenoon.
The district administration has deployed 28 more rescue boats in the deluge-ravaged areas of Ranni, Aranmula and Kozhencherry. Already 23 boats, including a few country boats, were pressed into service for rescue operations.
As many as 69 Army personnel and 28 ITBP personnel have been deployed for rescue and relief works.
About 20 people stranded in Ranni have been reportedly airlifted to Shanghumughom in Thiruvananthapuram.
