Sabarimala Temple: kerala sought more forest land for the development of the temple.
Kerala wants additional forest land for the development of famous sabarimala temple.At a meeting with Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Kerala Minister for Temples VS Shivakumar sought more land for development to provide better amenities for crores of pilgrims visiting the hill shrine dedicated to Lord Ayyappa every year.
Kerala government also sought declaration of Sabarimala temple as a ‘national pilgrim centre’ and allocation of Rs 100 crore in the upcoming union budget.
“We have asked for allottment of 100 hectare of forest land from buffer zone of Periyar Tiger Sanctuary for development of the temple in the first phase. And the Union Minister said the forest land will be given only if the state government allots land for afforestation,” Shivakumar told PTI.
The Centre had in 2004 allocated 12.67 hectare of forest land based on the recommendation of a parliamentary panel which suggested delinking of 500 hectares around Sabarimala from the tiger sanctuary for development of the temple, he said.
The Temple is administrated by the Travancore Devaswom Board, an autonomous body of the state government. The temple has 25 hectare of land in Sabarimala-Pamba area.
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