Ashok Kumar: Since Sankarankovil attracts thousands of devotees everyday during the ‘Aadi…

“ Since Sankarankovil attracts thousands of devotees everyday during the ‘Aadi thavasu’ celebrations of Sri Sankaranarayanar Temple, particularly on the day of ‘thavasu’, monitoring and regulating the crowd by the police becomes really tough even though sufficient number of police personnel are deployed. If the control room created for this purpose is connected to as many CCTV cameras fitted at vantage points of Sankarankovil, law enforcement and traffic and crowd regulation would become easier. Hence, the traders and service organisations were requested to sponsor the CCTV cameras to encourage public participation in ensuring rule of law,

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar, 2 months

Public sponsor 25 CCTV cameras to be fitted in Sankarankovil

Statements by Ashok Kumar

“ All steps will be taken to counter any irregularities related to offerings and a proposal was discussed to limit the number of ‘bhandaris’ (those who receive offerings made by devotees to the deity),

Ashok Kumar

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Committee mulls cap on number of ‘bhandaris’ at Banke Bihari temple

“ It is so heartening to receive the generous contribution of the public and lessening our burden while we perform crime prevention and law enforcement. The installation of CCTV cameras in houses, in…

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar, 2 months

Public sponsor 25 CCTV cameras to be fitted in Sankarankovil

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