Sundara Tirumala-Sudha Tirumala Program A Huge Success

 Following the clarion call given by TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, the strong workforce of TTD, have voluntarily participated in the "Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala" programme on Sunday to transform the hill shrine into a green and garbage free environment providing a healthy and divine ambience to the visiting devotees.

Addressing media after a Tirumala cleaning voluntary program with TTD deputation staff the TTD EO said the Sulabh Agency employees in Tirumala had gone on a lightning strike since April 22 without giving notice to the TTD management.

The undeterred TTD management had strived to keep the hill shrine clean by deploying sanitary workers from Tirupati, Nellore, Chittoor and Nellore Municipal Corporations for the last one week.   

He said of the 8,000 - 10,000 permanent and contract employees nearly 600-700 employees were allotted cleaning duty on deputation at Tirumala which also included EO, JEOs, CVSO, Deputy EOs, Superintendents, Clerks, lecturers, teachers and doctors on a three terms per month schedule.

He said besides the TTD employees and the Srivari Sevakulu have also responded to his appeal to participate in the cleaning program as part of their service to Sri Venkateswara Swamy. The EO said the crisis is being resolved by issuing work orders to five different agencies who are now recruiting sanitary workers from several districts. The TTD has provided adequate salaries, all perks including Srivari Darshan, laddu Prasadams etc.

He complimented the media, TTD employees including the teaching faculty from various educational institutions and Srivari Sevakulu who supported the TTD during the high time and for their voluntary participation in the Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala programme.  

Earlier TTD EO launched the cleaning program at CRO, District Collector Sri Venkatramana Reddy at Lepakshi Circle, while JEOs Smt Sada Bhargavi at old Annaprasadam, Sri Veerabrahmam at Vaikunta Queue complex, CVSO Sri Narasimha Kishore at GNC, CE Sri Nageswara Rao at Shilathoranam, FA&CAO Sri Balaji at Narayanagiri Gardens with the help of Srivari Sevakulu.

CEO SVBC Sri Shanmukh Kumar, SE 2 Sri Jagadeeshwar Reddy, DEO Sri Bhaskar Reddy and other officials have also participated while the overall requirement of providing the cleaning materials were provided by the Health Officer Dr Sridevi.