Kerala, the land of festivals, is entering the festival season, and all of Kerala is gearing up to receive the visitors from all over the country, and from overseas. As you know, this month, the Sabarimala season will commence, from the 16th of November onwards. This two-month long season annually witnesses the influx of millions of religious visitors, making their annual pilgrimage to the holy sannidhanam of Lord Ayyappa. Many of these pilgrims will also be visiting the famous Guruvayoorappan temple, as also the Vadakunnathan temple, the Koodalmanikyam temple and the Kodungalloor temple. I feel it is necessary for all of us to be aware that during this period, the number of vehicles on the road tends to increase enormously, and therefore, there is a need to exercise greater caution while driving on the roads. I request each one of you to be careful while driving at night, especially on the main roads.

As part of the on-going activities of thrissurpolice.com, we shall be adding a special section on the important temples mentioned above. The information to be made available includes the road routes, temple timings, special arrangements for Sabarimala pilgrims and relevant telephone numbers, in case of emergencies or assistance. I request all the citizens of Thrissur to cooperate with the authorities in making the visitors welcome to our district, and to extend assistance to them as required. Remember the saying: “Athithi Devo Bhava - the guest is God”. This will highly enhance our image as the residents of the “Cultural Capital of Kerala”

As a part of observing October as traffic month, we conducted a three days free eye camp with active support of Lions Club, Bus operators, District Hospital Doctors. More than two thousand seven hundred people had been checked their eyes including the drivers. 100 eye operations were done at Aravind Clinic, Coimbatore, 502 spectacles have been distributed for free of cost. I thank all who made this camp a great success

Finally I would like to remind you to keep on sending me messages using the feedback facility on the site. I especially look forward to receiving suggestions and opinions of students and senior citizens. Please feel free to approach me if you have any doubts or queries.
Thank you very much

With best wishes,
Balram Kumar Upadyay IPS.

Greetings once again to each one of you. As I mentioned last week, Kerala is preparing for its annual influx of Sabarimala pilgrims and all police personnel as well as other authorities have been asked to be prepared for the festival season. This year, several arrangements have been made as part of our arrangements and one of these has been the addition of a special section on Sabarimala on this website, which will carry brief details about the important temples and religious places on the route of the pilgrim. This section is nearing completion and will be seen on this website from the First of Vrishchika (the date on which Mandala season begins), i.e. 16th of November 2001. I hope you will visit this section and send in your messages as to the utility and accuracy of the information given herein.

The national festival of Deepavali falls on the 14th of this month, and I am sure all of you are preparing for the celebrations and family gatherings that accompany the festival each year. Let us all take a few minutes to express our deepest sympathies with the members of the family in Trivandrum for the loss of lives suffered during a family gathering, when a landslide struck the house where they were gathered, in connection with a wedding in the family. I am sure each one of us is deeply moved by the tragedy and our prayers are with the grieving members of the family.

We shall soon be adding a special section where the Deputy Superintendents of your district will be sharing their views and experiences with you through this website. I hope all of you will take the opportunity thus offered to communicate with these officials, just as you have been responding to my views expressed through the site.

With best wishes

Balram Kumar Upadyay IPS.

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