TTD is organising a grand celebration of Sri Padmavati Srinivasa Parinayotsavam from April 29- May 1 at the theNarayanagiri gardens.
The SGS Arts College, Tirupati achieved the NAAC + A rank in the very first attempt.
The efforts of TTD JEO for Education and Health Smt Sada Bhargavi, DEO and Principals of all TTD colleges are being lauded for bagging NAAC A+ ranking for all TTD colleges.TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy briefed on the arrangements for the ensuing summer vacation pilgrim rush to Tirumala during the monthly Dial your EO programme held at Annamaiah Bhavan on Friday. Some excerpts:
Heavy pilgrim rush being anticipated this summer between April 15-July 15 in Tirumala. To meet the summer challenges and to facilitate common devotees more darshan hours, the TTD board has decided to reduce the quotas of VIP break, Srivani, tourism, virtual Sevas and ₹300 special Darshan tickets.
Special arrangements have been made at Tirumala for providing adequate accommodation at Tirumala for devotees convenience. Priority is given to common devotees i.e 85% of the 7400 rooms and four PACs available at Tirumala to accommodate nearly 40,000 devotees.
The Face Recognition Technology(FRT) installed recently has infused transparency in the Accommodation Allotment System. Since the accommodation is very limited in Tirumala, the devotees are appealed to reside more at Tirupati
TTD is providing Anna Prasadam, Buttermilk, Drinking water and medical aid in the compartments besides laying shelters, summer coolant paints on the Mada streets, Narayanagiri Gardens queue lines, vital areas where the congregation is more, for convenience of devotees to combat the scorching heat.
In addition to Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasada Bhavan, old Anna Prasadam complex and food counters at other regions have also been arranged. Purified Drinking water is made available at many locations of Tirumala and garbage cleaning arrangements are also made.
Non stop 24/7 tonsuring is available at main Kalyana Katta and other mini Kalyana Kattas. Adequate Laddu Prasadam is kept in stock for devotees’ requirements.
TTD vigilance and Police coordinating with each other to enhance parking space in Tirumala. Nearly 2500 srivari sevaks are being deployed daily to assist devotees.
TTD has resumed the issue of Divya Darshan tokens which were stopped 3 years ago during Covid Pandemic. Now daily 10,000 tokens are being issued at Galigopuram in Alipiri footpath and 5000 tokens at Srivari Mettu path(1250th step) from April 1 onwards on showing Aadhar card.
Ten more eco-friendly Dharma Rathams will be pressed into service to transport devotees within Tirumala.
