TTD EO J Syamala Rao reviewed the Revenue-Panchayat Raj, Reception and IT wings of TTD.
In the review meeting held at the Gokulam Rest House in Tirumala, he made some important instructions to the respective departments.
The EO instructed the IT wing to resume scanning of Divyadarshan tokens at the 1200th Step along the Srivari Mettu footpath route. He also directed the Vigilance wing to ensure that there is no misuse in the APSRTC and Tourism quota of tickets.
He asked the Reception wing officials to come out with a list of people who are taking the accommodation in a frequent manner and said stern action will be taken against the Dalaris who are repeatedly taking the rooms, misusing the facilities.
Later he instructed the concerned to place Electronic display board at Narayanagiri Sheds akin to Vaikuntham compartments to display relevant information about approximate Darshan hours for the information of the public.In a major decision to minimise the pilgrim woes during the rush period, the EO instructed to immediately deploy one exclusive Assistant Executive Officer (AEO) to monitor the line properly whenever the pilgrim rush is heavy and comes outside spreading over five kilometers.
He said, a team comprising an official from Health, Annaprasadam, Srivari Seva will also be present to give the proper feedback so as to ensure hassle free movement as well as darshan to the tokenless pilgrims.
Later in the evening, the EO inspected Janata Canteens, Hotels and verified the cost of the item served to the pilgrim and the rates displayed on the boards outside the eateries. The EO made a quick visit to verify the outside lines which were at Shilatoranam point followed by the inspection at Narayanagiri Rest House No.3, Seshadri Nagar Cottages.