Duty Of Every Devotee Is To Preserve The Sanctity of Tirumala - Former CJI

Former Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Saturday said it is the prime responsibility of every Srivari devotee to protect and preserve the sanctity of Tirumala by keeping the environs clean and hygiene.

The retired Chief Justice participated in the Sundara Tirumala- Shuddha Tirumala mass cleaning program taken up by TTD aimed at removing the plastic wastes on Tirumala Ghat roads, Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpath routes. He flagged off the campaign at Alipiri footpath along with TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, District Collector Sri Venkataramana Reddy, SP Sri Parameshwar Reddy. and also took part in the plastic-free Tirumala program voluntarily.

Speaking on the occasion Sri Ramana called upon every devotee that just like cleaning the puja room in their homes they should strive to keep the holy shrine clean and become partners in TTD efforts to make the pilgrim center of Tirumala plastic free. Way back in 2008 Sri Dharma Reddy had provided such an opportunity to him and again now. He complimented all the TTD employees, Srivari Sevakulu and devotees engaged in the Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala program.

Later TTD EO said sanitary workers had gone on a lightning strike about 25 days ago without notice but TTD had ensured that the pilgrims are not put to any sort of inconvenience by deploying workers from other panchayats and municipalities. Apart from TTD employees, the district administration and police have also expressed their solidarity to clean the environs in Tirumala and succeeded in the task sending a message that with team spirit we shall overcome any situation of crisis", he maintained.

In the same spirit, TTD has taken up the cleaning up of Ghat roads and the footpaths in which former CJI, District Collector and SP were participating. Henceforth on every second Saturday in a month, the campaign will be conducted and told employees, devotees and Srivari Sevakulu to voluntarily participate in this mass cleaning mission and also create awareness among the devotees. He appealed to devotees not to bring any plastic bags and bottles to Tirumala and save the environs of the Hill Town.

TTD JEOs Smt Sada Bhargavi, Sri Veerabrahmam, CVSO Sri Narasimha Kishore, Joint Collector Sri Balaji, SVBC CEO Sri Shanmukh Kumar, Swatcha Andhra Pradesh Advisor Sri Jayaprakash Sai, CE Sri Nageswara Rao, FA & CAO Sri O Balaji, CAuO Sri Sesha Shailendra, other officers from District, Police, Swachandhra Corporation, employees, Srivari Sevakulu were also present.