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Naidu Inaugurates Food and Water Lab, Reviews AI Command Center at Tirumala

His review prioritised AI-led crowd management alongside stricter food and water testing.

Overview

  • On March 21, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister and his family took darshan through the public queue to mark grandson Nara Devansh’s birthday.
  • His family donated ₹44 lakh to cover one day of Annadanam and personally served breakfast to devotees at the Vengamamba Annaprasadam Complex.
  • At the Vaikuntham Queue Complex, officials presented the AI-enabled Integrated Command and Control Centre that forecasts footfall and monitors laddu and Annaprasadam logistics, with the Govinda app estimating waiting times.
  • Naidu directed deployment of advanced CCTV and facial recognition, steps to keep Tirumala pollution-free, planning for additional temples, skill-based training for volunteers, and expansion of Pranadanam medical services.
  • He inaugurated a 12,000 sq ft FSSAI- and CFTRI-supported Water and Food Analysis Laboratory capable of testing up to 1,500 samples a month for contaminants in prasadam and water.