Thiruvananthapuram: Safety, queue pose challenges to police

'About seventy five devotees need to climb the holy steps in a minute if new have been to manage the push," a senior police officer said. "At present, policemen actually pull the devotees along the steep steps. The steps are slim and hence it is not feasible to make separate queue for women.'Another challenge of the police is the congested queues along the queue complicated that begins from Marakoottam. The terrain is steep and slope. This increases the chances of congestion. Such situations might be misused by miscreants who sneak in as devotees, police assets said. The police is also worried approximately making sure safety of women from sexual attacks, especially since both sides of the hiking course are woodland land. Dailyhunt https://getsatisfaction.com/people/zisco_cisco