18,000 more spectators can enjoy Thrissur Pooram fireworks from Swaraj Round
This year's Thrissur Pooram fireworks display can be witnessed by an additional 18,000 people from Swaraj Round. Revenue Minister K. Rajan told media persons here after his visit to the fireworks venue and its surroundings that a special 250-m-long and 12-m-wide viewing arrangement was being set up at the Swaraj Round for increasing spectator capacity.
'This year's sample fireworks will also see a larger audience. We are planning a new design,' he said, adding that the fireworks will remain the prime attraction of the Pooram festivities.
He was accompanied by MLA P. Balachandran, Thrissur Mayor M.K. Varghese, District Collector Arjun Pandian, City Police Commissioner R. Ilango, Additional District Magistrate T. Murali, tahsildar Jayashree, Cochin Devaswom Board president K. Ravindran and representatives from the Paramekkavu and Thiruvambady Devaswoms, along with police, fire, and various department officials.
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