THAIPUSAM TEMPLE IN KUALA SELANGOR NEEDS CAR PARK UPGRADING - EXCO

KUALA SELANGOR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- The Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple here needs additional funds to carry out work to upgrade its parking facilities following the sudden increase in the attendance of Hindu devotees in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration every year.

Selangor Exco for Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Orang Asli and Minority Affairs, V. Papparaidu said the temple has now emerged as one of the main focal points for the Thaipusam celebration in the state after Batu Caves, thus requiring special attention in terms of the development of supporting facilities.

“Thaipusam is a festival that is highly regarded by Hindus throughout Malaysia and what we saw yesterday in Batu Caves and today in Kuala Selangor is that both were filled with a sea of ​​people despite the large venue.

“Based on observations, the location of a large-scale Thaipusam celebration should be given priority in terms of infrastructure development to ensure the comfort and smooth movement of devotees,” he told Bernama when met at the temple today.

He said that although the temple can accommodate about 10,000 devotees at a time, the inadequate parking facilities have the potential to cause traffic congestion and double parking, especially during the Thaipusam celebration which records an attendance of around 30,000 people.

Therefore, he will seek additional funds by holding discussions with the state government, including contacting Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, to obtain financial support for the upgrading of facilities at the temple in the future.

-- BERNAMA