TTD Addl Eo Reviews V Day Arrangements

TTD Additional EO Sri Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary along with CVSO Sri Sridhar, held a review meeting with TTD department heads at Annamayya Bhavan on Thursday evening at Tirumala over the arrangements to be made for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan to devotees from January 10 to 19 next and directed the officials to make fool proof arrangements and  ensure that the devotees are not put to any sort inconvenience.

Highlights of the meeting

•  Distribution of tea, milk and coffee to the devotees at the 9 centers where Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tokens will be issued.

•  Only devotees with tokens and tickets will be allowed to visit Tirumala for Vaikuntha Dwara  Darshan during the ten days.

•  Devotees will be allowed to visit Tirumala only on the allotted date of visit.

•  VIP break darshans will be cancelled for ten days except for protocol dignitaries.

•  Special darshans for parents with infants, elderly, disabled, defence, NRIs remains canceled during the ten day period

•  There will be no special darshan arrangements for Govindamala devotees. Only devotees with darshan tokens and tickets will be allowed for darshan.

•  Advance reservation of rooms on Vaikuntha Dwara darshan days will be cancelled.

•  Steps will be taken to ensure that all counters at the Laddu sales complex are available so that devotees do not face any inconvenience.

•  Steps will be taken to keep 3.50 lakh laddus available every day and an additional 3.50 lakh laddus as a buffer stock.

•  Necessary security arrangements have been made in coordination with the police.

•  Signboards will be installed at important places.

•  Steps to ensure that devotees do not suffer from extreme cold.

•  Precautionary measures to prevent power outages also made 

•  Continuous distribution of Anna Prasadam, drinking water, tea, coffee, milk and snacks to devotees for all the days of Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam

•  Special parking spaces will be set up in Tirumala on the day of Vaikuntha Ekadasi to avoid traffic problems. Free buses will be arranged to go from the parking lot to the queue line.

•  Special attention will be paid for electrical and flower decorations in Tirumala.

•  The services of three thousand young Srivari Sevaks, scouts & guides will be used to manage the queue lines and assist devotees.