TTD Gets Ready to Cope Up the Summer Rush

Tirumala, 16 Apr. 19: With just a week to go to experience the peak summer pilgrim rush in a full-fledged manner, TTD has already commenced its preparations to attend to the needs of the scores of visiting pilgrims during vacation.

In view of the ensuing summer season, Tirumala JEO Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju had reviewed with all the senior officers and HoDs of TTD stationed in Tirumala on the Summer arrangements at Annamayya Bhavan on Tuesday.

ENGINEERING WORKS

The JEO instructed the Engineering officials to apply white cool cem paint in all the places where pilgrim movement is heavy and arrange necessary shelter to overcome the scorching temperatures. He also directed them to provide umbrellas in all vital service points where Srivari Seva volunteers render service viz.in four Mada streets, outside queue lines in Narayanagiri Gardens, etc. The JEO also instructed them to erect No Parking Boards wherever necessary in consultation with the Vigilance and Security wing officials. About 3500 Srivari Sevakulu and 500 Scouts will be invited for pilgrim service.

DARSHAN TO PROTOCOL VIPs ONLY

Keeping in view the heavy influx of pilgrims during the ensuing summer, TTD has limited the VIP break darshan to only Protocol VIPs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  

WATER TUBS TO QUENCH THIRST OF FAUNA

The JEO instructed the Forest officials of TTD to ensure that the water tubs set up at both ghat roads and in Kakulakonda should be filled with water to quench the thirst of wild animals in the summer season.

DEPLOYMENT OF VOLUNTEERS AND SCOUTS

He instructed concerned HoDs to deploy a sufficient number of Srivari Seva Volunteers and Scouts to offer services to the pilgrims who throng Tirumala during the peak summer season. The JEO also asked the officials concerned to ensure that the Pilgrim Welfare Facilitation Service (PWFS) which was introduced on a trial basis recently in Vaikuntham compartments should function in an efficient way and directed the departments including Annaprasadam, Health, Medical, Electrical and Security to attend to the calls to resolve the issues with immediate effect in compartments.

DEPUTATION OF OFFICERS

To ensure smooth darshan to pilgrims during summer, the JEO instructed the concerned to deploy senior officers on special duties especially during Saturdays and Sundays in three shifts in Tirumala covering all vital locations like Sarva Darshanam, Divya Darshanam and Special Entry Darshanam complexes, Alwar Tank, MBC 26, SV Rest House and one set of officers for two sheds in Narayanagiri Gardens in Tirumala during Summer season.