TTD ANNOUNCES RS 25 LAKH EX-GRATIA TO FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF SARVA DARSHAN TOKENS STAMPEDE INCIDENT

 The TTD board has condoled the death of six devotees who died in the stampede at Bairagi Patteda and Vishnu Nivasam counters on the night of 8th January in Tirupati set up by TTD as part of providing Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vaikuntha Dwara darshan to Srivari devotees.

The TTD board held an emergency meeting on Friday evening at the Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala.

In the subsequent media conference, TTD Chairman Sri. BR Naidu said that the incident happened on Wednesday night has shocked everyone.   ''We all pray for the peace of the holy souls of those who died in this unfortunate incident'', he said.

As per the instructions of Hon'ble Chief Minister Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, we have decided to give Rs.25 lakhs as ex-gratia to the families of those who died, Rs.5 lakh to those seriously injured and Rs.2 lakhs to those undergoing treatment.

Similarly, our board has decided to provide free education to the children of the deceased in TTD educational institutions, the Chairman maintained.

TTD board members Smt Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy,  Smt Suchitra Ella announced Rs.10 lakhs each while Sri.  M S Raju Rs. 3 lakh as personal financial assistance to the family members of the deceased, said the TTD Chairman.

TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao, Additional EO Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary, other board members and officials participated in this meeting.