TTD Eo Reviews Arrangements for the Ensuing Summer and Tumburu Theertham Mukkoti

TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy held the coordination meeting with the heads and senior officers of various departments at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Tuesday evening.

He reviewed on the arrangements to be made for the ensuing summer vacation pilgrim rush which will last till July.

As a part of it he directed the officials concerned to apply white-cool-cem paint at usual places in Tirumala, Srivari Seva Sadan, Akkagarla Gudi on First Ghat Road, once in a week during entire summer.

He also instructed to ensure proper power supply of electricity without causing any inconvenience to the administration as well to the visiting pilgrims during the summer.

Besides directed temple officials to keep sufficient buffer stock of laddus to cater the needs of the pilgrim public during the summer season and instructed Medical officials to keep sufficient stock of ORS sachets as a preventive measure for the sake of the pilgrim public.

Tumburu Theertham

He also reviewed on the arrangements of Tumburu Theertham which is scheduled on March 25.

As the torrent festival falls in the peak summer, he instructed the concerned to ensure the health safety and security of pilgrims. "Give wide publicity that physically fit pilgrims who are aged upto 60years alone will be allowed to trek the path. And also, pilgrims with obesity, heart ailments, asthma, other chronic diseases will not be allowed in view of their health safety'', he stressed.

Meanwhile, as the torrent fete falls on March 25, the devotees will be allowed from 5am of March 24 till 3pm of the same day. And again from 5am of March 25 till 11am of the same day.

Food and water distribution will be made by deploying a sufficient number of Srivari Sevaks. Deployment forest, vigilance personnel for the safety of trekking devotees all through the path, keeping ready medical teams and ambulance services, other safety measures have also been discussed in detail.

The EO also reviewed on the progress of other development works in Tirumala and instructed the concerned to complete the repair works in rest houses if any on time, in view of the ensuing summer rush.

CEO SVBC Sri Shanmukh Kumar, CE Sri Nageswara Rao, SE2 Sri Jagadeeshwar Reddy and other HoDs, senior officers were also present.