Summary:
The Collector also said no permission would be granted for putting up shops and distributing food on the hilly path. Around 85,000 litres of water at Sri Sundaramahalingam Temple and 35,000 litres of water at Sri Santhanamahalingam Temple had already been stocked. The district administrations would put up drinking water tanks at every 500 metres in the hilly path for the benefit of the devotees. The path to Sri Sundaramahalingam Temple on Sathuragiri hills traverses the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary for a distance of 4.75 km. Around 200 special buses would be operated from Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur, Sivakasi, Sattur, Virudhunagar, T.
Kallupatti, Usilampatti and Madurai to Thaniparai..