Time Slots to Enable Convenient Darshan To Piligrims - TTD JEo

Tirumala, 28 Nov 2017: The time-slot system will enable convenient darshan to pilgrims reducing the waiting hours in Tirumala said, Tirumala JEO Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju.

During his whirlwind inspection to Slotwise Sarva Darshan (SSD) counters in Tirumala on Tuesday, the JEO instructed the engineering officials to complete the counter works on a fast pace in all the 14 locations during the first phase.

Later briefing the media persons in APSRTC bus stand where temporary SSD counter is coming up, the JEO said, the time slot darshan was first introduced in August 2014 for Rs.300 Special Entry Darshan(SED). This year on July 17, we have introduced the slot wise darshan for 20 thousand Divya Darshan (pedestrian) pilgrims which has also yielded good results", he added

Under the instructions of Honourable CM of AP Sri N Chandrababu Naidu who is particular about the best possible way providing hassle free darshan to multitude of visiting pilgrims, the Time slot has been enabled in TTD. On a trial basis for five to ten days, in the second week of December, the time slot for Sarva Darshan pilgrims will be experimented in 107 counters located in 14 areas in Tirumala during first phase. After trial run, the pros and cons will be enlisted and the SSD will be launched in a full-fledged way in 150 counters in Tirumala before summer vacation as per the directives of TTD EO Sri Anil Kumar Singhal",he informed.     

Earlier the JEO inspected the progress of civil works in various locations near Varahaswamy Rest House, Sannidhanam, ANC KKC, Padmavathi area and RTC bus stand.                                                                  

SE II Sri Ramachandra Reddy, GM Sri Sesha Reddy, DyEOs Sri Kodanda Rama Rao, Sri Venugopal, VGO Sri Ravindra Reddy, EEs Sri Prasad, Sri Srinivasa Rao, DE Electrical Smt Saraswathi and other officers were also present.