TTD Board Clears Township Plan, Hospital Grant, Bandra Temple in Expansion Drive
The measures move key projects into planning, signaling a broader upgrade of pilgrim services, education, healthcare, heritage protection, staffing.
Overview
- TTD initiated planning for a 20-acre spiritual township near Alipiri in Tirupati, appointing an architect and targeting accommodation for about 25,000 devotees.
- An additional ₹48 crore was sanctioned to upgrade Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre in Tirupati with state-of-the-art facilities.
- Construction of a Srivari temple in Mumbai’s Bandra was approved at an estimated outlay of ₹14.4 crore.
- Upgrades for 31 TTD-run institutions were cleared, including digital classrooms, CCTV, computers and staff, with mid-day meals extended to two junior colleges and 270 new hostel seats at Sri Padmavathi Women’s Degree College.
- Heritage steps include a scholars’ panel to rename roads and a new conservation division, alongside recruitment moves, wage hikes for 62 priests and service staff, and a 100-acre Palamaneru plan to cultivate timber for flagpoles and chariots.