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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