Taking Measures to Overcome Water Crisis in Tiruamala - TTD Eo

TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao on Saturday briefed the media at Annamaiah Bhavan on the measures focussed by TTD to overcome the water crisis in Tirumala.

The details of the press briefing as follows 

•  As of today (24-8-2024) the total water availability at Kumaradhara, Pasupudhara,  Akashaganga, Gogarbha Dam and Papavinasam,

is 4592 lakh gallon 

•  At Kalyani dam which supplied water as per the needs of Tirupati and Tirumala the water availability is 5608 lakh gallon

•  The water availability is adequate for next 130 days ie till 31-12-2024 including Brahmotsavam. The daily demand is 42 lakh gallons in Tirumala 

• On August 22 TTD EO held discussions with the Tirupati municipal commissioner and with Somasila project SE  and the municipal commissioner agreed to supply Five MLD ( 11 lakh gallons).
• 25 lakh gallons of water supply to Tirumala daily from Kalyani dam will commence from next two days.
• TTD trust board has sanctioned ₹40 crore for laying pipelines additionally from Kailashgiri reservoir to augment water supply to Tirupati municipal corporation. Besides 10 MLD of water will also be provided for TTD needs.
• TTD has released the first instalment of ₹5.62 crore to the municipal corporation to speed up the pipeline works.

•  He also said water resources would improve in the Kalyani dam and Kailasagiri reservoir with the inset of rainfall in October, November and December months.

Earlier the EO held a meeting with the officials of TTD and TMC on the same.