Traffic on Gap Road stretch suspended following landslip
The Hindu
Heavy rain hampers work to clear debris
Huge rocks fell on the Gap Road stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi national highway on Sunday night blocking the road.
Heavy rain triggered the landslips where road work was in progress. The stretch has witnessed over 20 major landslips since the road- widening work started.
According to Devikulam Subcollector Rahul Krishna Sharma the landslip on Sunday night was a major one. However, there was no causality, he said. Traffic was suspended from Monday and it would take some days to clear the debris, he added.

Devotees of Lord Ayyappa will now have an opportunity to present their own devotional songs at the hill shrine of Sabarimala, thanks to an initiative by the TDB. The temple management board has decided to include newly composed devotional songs by ordinary devotees in the list of songs played through the public address system at the shrine. At present only devotional songs rendered by renowned singers such as K J Yesudas and Jayavijaya are played at Sabarimala, a Travancore Devaswom Board statement said.












