It has been decided to conduct a special homam, Sri Srinivasa Divyanugraha Visesha Homam at Sapta Gopradakshina Mandiram at Alipiri. The Hindus who are spread across the world fees for the performance of this Yajna will be decided soon.
Approved to reconstruction of 13 rest houses like Gayatri Sadan, Srivari Kutir, TBC-53, TBC-64 etc. that were built 63 years ago in Tirumala under Cottage Donation Scheme following the current conditions.
Approval for tenders towards the construction of footpath shelters at a cost of Rs 2.81 crores from Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple to Mokalimettu on the first ghat road of Tirumala so that the devotees who walk on the side of the road will not suffer from the sun and rain.
With the increased traffic on the way to Japali Theertham, Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple, Anjanadri Akashaganga and Papavinasanam in Tirumala nod given towards the expansion of the existing two-lane to four-lane road from Akashaganga to Outer Ring Road at a cost of Rs.40 crore. In this, plans were made to ensure the safety of the Gogarbham Dam so that the construction of the road would come below the dam.
In view of the heavy traffic, at Varahaswamy Rest House, approval is given towards the construction of four-lane road, footpath, drains, street lights and signboards from Varahaswamy Rest House to Outer Ring Road at Rs.10.80 crores for the convenience of the pilgrims
Tenders approved towards the construction of third floor and other improvements at Rs.2.93cr in Narayangiri canteen operated by AP Tourism in Tirumala
Approved to construct permanent queue lines upto GG Dam along the Outer Ring Road to avoid pilgrim woes during heavy rush season at a cost of Rs.18 crores.
As the number of devotees on the road from Cherlopalli to Srinivasa Mangapuram has increased exponentially, board has approved to grant administrative permission for Rs.25 crores to expand it into a four-lane road and carry out other beautification works
Tenders approved towards the expansion of the subway at Rs. 2.37 crores which would enable the devotees to go directly from the RTC bus stand to the Srinivasam complex without being exposed to accidents due to heavy traffic in front of Srinivasam.
The TTD board has decided to spend 1% of the TTD budget every year towards the development of Temple City.
A committee with IIT experts will be formed to check the strength of all the temples and Gopurams under the fold of TTD which were constructed several centuries ago. Based on the report of the committee, repairs will be taken to ensure that the temples are protected for future generations.
Approved to spend around Rs.2.63 crores per annum for mid-day meal from academic year 2023-24 to provide quality, tasty and nutritious food to 3,259 students studying in TTD schools
The board has decided to recommend prestigious Padmasri title to its court musician Dr Garimella Balakrishna Prasad and sent the proposals to the government in this regard.
In TTD Kalyana Mandapams henceforth, only devotional songs will be played during the marriages and no filmy or DJ songs will be allowed.
