Additional Space for Parking for G-Day - SO

Tirumala, 12 Sep. 19: To ensure hassle-free parking facility for vehicles in Tirumala, TTD is getting ready with additional parking arrangements for the upcoming big religious event, Srivari annual brahmotsavams in the Outer Ring Road area, said Tirumala Special Officer Sri AV Dharma Reddy.

With just a few days to go for annual brahmotsavams in Tirumala, Tirumala Special Officer has held a high-level meeting on security arrangements to be made during the ensuing annual brahmotsavams with a special focus on the day of Garuda Seva with CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti and Tirupati Urban SP Sri Anburajan at Gokulam Conference Hall on Thursday. 

During the review meeting, the SO urged the TTD Vigilance sleuths and Police personnel to make elaborate arrangements in providing security cover to pilgrims and paying extra attention in all the entry and exit points at galleries especially on Garuda Seva Day. 

With respect to parking facilities, the SO instructed the concerned to identify the parking places with specific numbering to facilitate pilgrims to reach their vehicles without any inconvenience after Garuda Seva. He also instructed to guide the pilgrims on parking places by forming a Guiding group who have enough knowledge about these parking areas and their route maps. He also directed to see the possibility of plying shuttle vehicles to transport aged and differently able pilgrims to reach these parking areas safely. "Continuous announcements through Public Address System should be given to inform the pilgrims", he added.

CVSO said this year special focus is laid on luggage counters keeping in view the previous year's experience. "Since this year, the Garuda Seva crowd is coupled with Third Peratasi Saturday on an immediate day, we are anticipating more crowd than last year and making arrangements to meet the pilgrim demand", he maintained.

Tirupati Urban SP said, three circuitous routes have been identified as Tirupati, Ghat Road and Tirumala to avoid any inconvenience to pilgrim public on Garuda Seva Day. 

Chief Engineer Sri Ramachandra Reddy, GM Transport Sri Sesha Reddy, RTC RM Sri Chengal Reddy, Additional CVSO Sri Venkata Siva Reddy, ASP Sri Maheswara Raju and other officers from Vigilance, police etc. took part in the meeting.

INSPECTION IN TIRUMALA:

Later, the SO inspected, Bedi Anjaneya Swamy, the four Mada streets, W1 gate, Pushkarini, etc. and directed the officials concerned to make necessary barricading and also the regulation of pilgrim crowd into galleries during brahmotsavams. CVSO, Tirupati Urban SP and other officers were also present.