TTD Addl Eo Review on New Covid Guidlines

Tirumala, 31 Mar. 21: TTD Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to take extra precautions on devotees health security in view of Covid spike in the country.

 

Addressing a review meeting at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala, the Additional EO urged them to make foolproof arrangements for Srivari Darshan as per new Covid guidelines.

 

FOLLOWING ARE IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS 

- All devotees should compulsorily wear masks at all crowded locations of Tirumala like Vaikuntam queue complex, Srivari temple, Anna Prasadam Complex, Kalyanakatta and sanitise the region once in 2 hours

 

- Sarva Darshan tokens slashed from 22,000 to 15,000 per day. Devotees from Tamilnadu, Karnataka etc. should note the change.

 

- Installation of thermal scanners at Anna Prasadam centres and Room allocation sub-centres.

 

- Only two persons per room and complete sanitation after each vacation.

 

- Devotees visiting Tirumala should bring their own masks and sanitizers and clean their hands once in two hours.

 

- Devotees should also utilise the sanitizers provided at the Vaikuntam queue complex and Srivari temple.

 

- Foot-operated sanitizers to be installed in queue lines.

 

- Devotees should observe physical social distancing everywhere at Tirumala.

 

- After frequent COVID-19 situation assessment, TTD mulling to reduce the online issue of ₹300, special Darshan tickets.

 

- Devotees with time slot tokens by road vehicles to be allowed at Alipiri checkpoint by 1.00 pm of previous 

 

- Devotees with time slot tokens by walk to be allowed at Alipiri and Srivari Mettu at 09.00 am of the previous day.

 

- Devotees to be allowed in Vaikuntam queue complex just 30 minutes before the allotted time slot 

 

- All vehicles to be sanitized at Alipiri and devotees to undergo thermal scanning.

 

- Devotees with Cold, cough and fever should postpone their Tirumala visit.

 

- All TTD employees to be vaccinated and HoDs of each department should get it done as part of their duty.

 

- TTD will publicise precautionary measures of Covid through Radio Broadcasting in five languages. TTD is also installing flex's on Dos and Don’ts for devotees at all major crowded locations.

 

- Chief engineer Sri Ramesh Reddy, Srivari temple DyEO Sri Harindranath, Health Officer Dr RR Reddy, CMO Dr Narmada were present