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Of the total 35 km forest route, 18 km stretch from Azhutha to Pamba goes through the Periyar Tiger Reserve.
Ayyappa devotees would now be permitted to take bath in river Pamba (Pambasnanam) and also conduct rites of paying homage to ancestors (balitharpanam).
It also told the court that as against the actual fares of Rs 56 and Rs 106 for low floor non A/C and A/C buses respectively, it was only charging pilgrims Rs 50 and Rs 80.
The construction work of the A-C canal is yet to be completed, even 70 years after it was envisaged.
At least 25 people were killed and 17 others were reported missing in rain-related incidents in Adhra's Kadapa and Anantapuramu districts since Friday.
Though authorities had banned pilgrimage to Sabarimala citing hazardous conditions, new orders on Saturday saw it withdrawn. However, with news that dam shutters are raised, questions linger.
The Board told the high court that the jaggery received from the contracting company is first tested at Pamba by the Food Safety department and after their clearance it is stored in the godown there.
Senior officials of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation have raised a complaint at a high-level meeting that buses from the District Common Pool are unfit for conducting services.
The Kerala government has decided to limit the number of pilgrims to the hill-top shrine considering the prevailing rain crisis in the state.
All educational institutions will remain shut on Tuesday in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kollam and Alappuzha districts.