Punyam Poonkavanam returns to Sabarimala after senior IPS officer P. Vijayan gets clean chit
Nearly three years after it was shelved, Punyam Poonkavanam, the Kerala Police’s flagship initiative to keep the Sabarimala pilgrimage zone clean, is set for a comeback.In a significant development, the State Home Department has exonerated P. Vijayan, Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) and former nodal officer of the Punyam Poonkavanam project, of all allegations levelled against him in an inquiry into the scheme. The government has also instructed the official to revive and continue the project.The decision comes shortly after the State government appointed Mr.
- ▪Nearly three years after it was shelved, Punyam Poonkavanam, the Kerala Police’s flagship initiative to keep the Sabarimala pilgrimage zone clean, is set for a comeback.In a significant development, the State Home Department has exonerated
- ▪Vijayan, Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) and former nodal officer of the Punyam Poonkavanam project, of all allegations levelled against him in an inquiry into the scheme.
- ▪The government has also instructed the official to revive and continue the project.The decision comes shortly after the State government appointed Mr.
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Nearly three years after it was shelved, Punyam Poonkavanam, the Kerala Police’s flagship initiative to keep the Sabarimala pilgrimage zone clean, is set for a comeback.In a significant development, the State Home Department has exonerated P. Vijayan, Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) and former nodal officer of the Punyam Poonkavanam project, of all allegations levelled against him in an inquiry into the scheme. The government has also instructed the official to revive and continue the project.The decision comes shortly after the State government appointed Mr. Vijayan as the Chief Police Coordinator for the upcoming Sabarimala pilgrimage season.“Based on the inquiry conducted by the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), an order is being issued clearing Shri P.
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