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TTD plans to air-condition Vaikuntam queue complex

Staff Reporter

TIRUMALA: The Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management has decided to completely air-condition the massive Vaikuntam queue complex (II) for the benefit of the common pilgrims at a cost of Rs.345 lakhs.

23 compartments

This queue complex has 23 spacious compartments where devotees await their turn for darshan of the Lord. Each compartment will be air-conditioned at a cost of Rs. 15 lakhs.

The funds will be raised through donations.

Briefing mediapersons after the TTD Board meeting here on Friday, the Chairman, T. Subbirami Reddy, said the aim was to provide some respite to the poor and ordinary pilgrims who waited for long hours in the queue.

Mr. Reddy said the TTD Trust Board was honouring its promise of keeping the interests of the poor on the top on its agenda.

Plasma TV

The board would provide a 105-cm plasma TV screen in all 23 compartments in the second queue complex at a cost of Rs.2.72 lakhs each, apart from two colour television sets. Popular mythological teleserials (the Ramayana and Sri Krishna) and the Mahabharat would be telecast.

Each compartment would have16 ceiling fans and water coolers. The entire cost of would be borne by Mr.Reddy himself.

The lines stretching out of the queue complexes would be widened and modernised by providing benches at a cost of Rs.1.2 crores.

Choultries to be modernised

Besides, the guest house meant for middle classes and the free choultries would be modernised at a cost of Rs.5.5 crores and Rs.3.5 crores.

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