Rs.51 crore devotee accommodations at Tirumala soon

February 3, 2006

TIRUPATI, FEB.3, 2005 (TIRUPATITIMES.COM)

Three massive pilgrim accommodation complexes named after Panchyajanya,

Sri Mahalakshmi and Kowsthubham would be built at a cost of Rs.51 Crore

at Tirumala, the famous hill abode of Lord Venkateswara soon.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board that administers the hill

temple, in its monthly meeting held on the hills today has also decided

to install the granite deities of "Astadikpalakas" at eight corners on

the four streets encircling the hill shrine at a cost of Rs. 38 lakh,

TTD Chairman, Dr. T.Subbirami Reddy who headed the meeting told the

media persons.

A Rs.9.5 Crore pilgrim accommodation complex in the name of " madhavam"

would also be constructed on the open ground close to Srinivasam pilgrim

accommodation complex near Central Bus Station in Tirupati, Dr. Reddy

said.

Interestingly, TTD has resolved to conduct "Loka Kalyana Maha Yagam" for

World Peace on the hills once in three months, Dr. Reddy added.

Dr. T.Subbirami Reddy who was inducted as Minister of State for Mines by

the Prime Ministe, Manmohan Singh in the recent Cabinet expansion, has

today created history by presiding over the autonomous TTD Board in his

capacity as its' Chairman.

When scribes asked, Dr. Reddy has made no clear comment over his two

different posts. However, TTD sources said that Dr. Reddy may keep his

TTD Post till June this year when the two year term of the Board ends.

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