The State Government will sanction Rs 25 lakh for the renovation of roads near Beemapally Dargah Shareef, Health Minister V S Sivakumar said on Thursday.

Curtains go up this year for the famed ‘Uroos’ at the Dargah Shareef on April 12 and it will be on till April 22. The Minister, who chaired a meeting here to review the arrangements for the annual festival, said that police and Fire and Rescue Personnel will be in strength at the venue to ensure the safety of the faithful. The police will also open a control room at the festival venue and operate round-the-clock surveillance.

Traffic flow in and around Valiyathura, Cheriyathura, Beemapally and Poonthura will be regulated during the festival days. The City Corporation will spearhead a cleaning drive in the area ahead of the festival. Renovation of the Corporation roads here will be completed by March 31. Instructions have been given to clean the drains along the Beemapally-Poonthura Road in a week’s time. The Health Department will operate a 24-hour mobile clinic and an ambulance service specially for the festival.

Arrangements are being made to ensure proper lighting and streamline bus services in the area, the Minister said.

Also, the government would see that it is not caught on the wrong foot vis a vis water supply during the festival days. The Corporation and the Water Resources Department will arrange 15 reservoirs to ensure adequate water supply. Multiple pipe-bursts on the eve of the Attukal Pongala had left the government scrambling for making alternative arrangements on Pongala day.