Battery Vehicles to Shuttle in Tirumala to Avoid Pollution Soon - TTD Board Chief

Tirumala, 30 Jun. 19: The Chairman of TTD Trust Board Sri YV Subba Reddy said that the diesel vehicles will be replaced with battery vehicles to shuttle in Tirumala soon to avoid vehicular pollution in the holy hills.

The board chief inspected Vaikuntham 1 and 2 compartments, Boondi Potu, queue lines in Narayanagiri Gardens on Sunday. He verified the preparation of boondi in Boondi Potu. After the inspection, the Chairman speaking to media he said, during his interaction with the pilgrims waiting in compartments, they expressed immense satisfaction over the provision of amenities including food, water, medical etc. by TTD. However they requested to find ways to minimize waiting hours for darshan as it is taking nearly 18-20 hours in the week end. 

"After the formation of new board members in a week or so we will concentrate on how to reduce the waiting hours for pilgrims and ensure easy darshan of Lord. Similarly we will also concentrate on the reception area and also introducing battery vehicles in the place of diesel vehicles. To start with we are contemplating the replacement for the TTD free buses which shuttles within Tirumala", he added. 

Temple DyEO Sri Harindranath, VGO Sri Manohar, AVSO Sri Gangaraju, EE I Sri Subramanyam and others were also present during the inspection by TTD Chairman.