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As many as 4389 sanitation volunteer have been deployed at the pilgrim centre for the intensive pre-pilgrimage cleaning operation at Sabarimala. Organisations like Mata Amrithanandamayi Madhom, Satya Sai Seva Sanghom, Nehru Yuva Kendra and National Service Scheme would be deploying their volunteers and the Vana Samrakashana Samiti attached to Forest department are part of the cleaning programme. The Travancore Devaswom Board is making necessary arrangements for transportation and disposal of the waste collected from different parts of Sabarimala and Pampa during the cleaning drive. The authorities are providing tractors for shifting the waste collected to the yards near the incinerators at Pampa and the Sannidhanam.
