Gold plating is a big work and it has to be done in a speedy manner. The work for the TTD Gopuram was supposed to be started in the month of February.
But the work has been postponed. For efficient work, the TTD has decided to go for global tenders. There were rumors that the darshan would be closed for sometime in the name of Gold Plating.
But the Board members clarified that the Darshan will continue. The darshan will not be stopped and it will continue.
The Gold Malam works of Ananda Nilayam mulled by TTD in the month of February has been postponed and decided to go far global tenders for time-bound completion of the gold plating works to avoid inconvenience to the pilgrims, said TTD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy.
Speaking to media persons along with TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy and JEO Sri Veerabrahmam at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala ,the Chairman said, the gold malam works taken up in Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple which has been given to a local contractor is still going on from the past two years.
But in Tirumala, the works should be completed within the specified time schedule as the temple is being visited by lakhs of devotees. So we are contemplating a work contract to the best contract calling for global tenders.
As such we will come up with some other date after five or six months and ensure the works are completed within time bound to avoid inconvenience to pilgrims, he said.
There is a chance that the new incoming Chairman would take a decision on the matter.
