Rush at Sabarimala, traffic controlled at many places

Heavy rush of pilgrims at Pamba and Sannidhanam forces police to check vehicle movement in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. Traffic curbs imposed at Erumeli, Pathanamthitta, Konni, and Ponkunnam. Argument between police officers and TDB member A Ajikumar over traffic curbs at Koonamkara. 500 more police officers to be deployed at Sabarimala. DIG Rahul R Nair addresses new batch of 750 personnel. Ten divisions under DSP managing security at Sabarimala.