New Block at SVIMS for Arogyasri Patints - TTD Eo

New Block at SVIMS for Arogyasri Patints - TTD Eo

Health   5:43 AM

TTD Executive Officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy said directed officials to organise a new block    at SVIMs hospital for treatment to Arogyasree patients and also to facilitate cashless treatment to all health insurance patients on the lines of corporate hospitals.

 

Addressing a review meeting with SVIMs officials at his chambers in TTD administrative building on Thursday the TTD EO said henceforth all patients with health insurance will be provided cashless treatment at SVIMs on lines of corporate hospitals.

He directed IT officials to speed up HR management and Hospital management applications and engineering officials to complete all civil works on a war footing.

 

He instructed officials to improvise Apps for online dispatch of all medical test and scanning reports like X-ray, MRI etc. on Radiology Imaging System (PACS) to doctors. Greenery be promoted in the surroundings of all hospitals to provide healthy environments to patients, he said while reviewing the Arogya Sree services at TTD hospitals.

 

He also advised IT, officials, to design Students Software to the database all information about students of TTD Educational institutions

 

SVIMs director Dr Vengamma, superintendent Dr R Ram, CE Sri Nageswara Rao, FA&CAO Sri O Balaji, CAO Sri Ravi Prasad, IT head Sri Sesha Reddy, SVIMs IT manager Smt Bhavana were present.

 

TTD Invites Expression of Interst from Renowned Ortho Surgeons for Empanelment as Visiting Consultants

TTD Invites Expression of Interst from Renowned Ortho Surgeons for Empanelment as Visiting Consultants

Health   6:47 AM

The Executive Officer TTD pleased to invite credentials and testimonials from renowned Orthopaedic Surgeons located all over India for empanelment as visiting consultants to render voluntary service in BIRRD hospital in the area of surgery and rehabilitation once in a month. The TTD reserves the right to empanelment of a doctor or disempanelment  

 

They will be provided privileges free of cost including accommodation at Tirupati and Tirumala during their visiting days for surgeries, VIP Break darshan with spouse and children and to and fro transportation facility between Tirumala and Tirupati.

 

Doctors who are willing to extend their services shall mail their credentials/testimonials to eottdtpt@gmail.com, addleottd@tirumala.org, officebirrd@gmail.com or post to the following address Director, BIRRD Trust Hospital, SVIMS Compound, Tirupati-517501

 

Complete Paediatric Hospital Works by July20- TTD Eo

Complete Paediatric Hospital Works by July20- TTD Eo

Health   5:13 AM

TTD EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy instructed the Engineering Officials to complete the new building construction for Children's Hospital in BIRRD Hospital premises before July 20.

 

During an inspection held on Wednesday evening, the EO visited the three operation theatres, OP, ICU, General Wards, Labs, Administrative office under construction in the hospital along with CE Sri Nageswara Rao. He also enquired on the procurement of hospital machinery. He instructed the officials to speed up the works and complete them before July 20.

 

SEs Sri Jagadishwar Reddy, Sri Venkateswarulu, BIRRD Special Officer Dr Reddeppa Reddy, CSRMO Sri Seshasailendra were also present.

 

Use Advanced Technology to Arrest Fire Disasters - TTD Eo

Use Advanced Technology to Arrest Fire Disasters - TTD Eo

Health   5:12 AM

T

o check fire disasters, TTD EO called for utilization of latest technology in Tirumala.

During a review meeting held at his Chamber's in TTD Administrative Building in Tirupati, the EO directed the Engineering Officials to install LPG bullets in Moulded structures by relocating them.

Earlier, Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories Sri Siva Kumar in his power point presentation explained on advanced technology to reduce and arrest fire disasters. 

Later speaking EO said a committee need to be formed on how to implement the latest storage techniques and fire safety measures in Tirumala. He also felt the need to educate and train staff and public with Mock drills to counter effectively in the case of any fire mishaps.

Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti, CE Sri Nageswara Rao were also present.

OP Resumes in BIRRD from 1st July

OP Resumes in BIRRD from 1st July

Health   8:55 AM

The OP and inpatient services will resume in BIRRD from July 1 onwards.

 

According to BIRRD Special Officer Dr Reddeppa Reddy, the OP services will be available from 8am till 12noon everyday.

 

Medicine for Covid Donated

Medicine for Covid Donated

Health   8:14 AM

T

TD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy has opened Anandayya medicine on Saturday for the sake of employees of TTD and their families at his camp office at Tirumala.

The medicine has been donated by TTD Employees Association which has ordered onr lakh medicines to be distributed among Regular, Outsourcing, Retired employees of TTD and their families to fight against ill effects of Covid Virus.

Village Level Covid Action Plan - TTD Eo

Village Level Covid Action Plan - TTD Eo

Health   6:23 AM

Tirupati, 22 May 2021: TTD EO and Chairman of Covid command control Centre, Dr KS Jawahar Reddy has directed Chittoor District Collector Sri Hari Narayan to launch a village-level action plan to effectively contain spike of Covid-19 cases in the rural areas of Chittoor district.

 

Reviewing the Covid situation with district health officials at the Sri Padmavati Rest House on Saturday the TTD EO asked officials to enforce house quarantine and community isolation of Covid positive patients in the village level to contain its spread to other regions.

 

He said village officials should undertake Dandoras (announcements) in the mornings and evenings in villages and spread awareness of Covid among villagers with handbills, wall posters and loudspeakers.

 

The sarpanches should strive to transform their villages as Covid-free villages and Collectors should encourage them with cash awards. The village secretariats, Asha workers and NGOs should be involved in the Rapid response teams to contain Covid effectively. Special drive on awareness of masks and social distancing be taken up with volunteers at village level.

 

He said to stop the spread of black fungus in the hospitals all medical equipment etc. should be sterilised after the discharge of Covid patients. 

 

The Covid Command Centre Chairman also advised officials to always keep 20 tons oxygen tanks at the SVIMS hospital full and also ensure complete oxygen availability at the Ayurvedic hospital as well.

 

He also advised officials to keep vigilance on hotels, tea stalls etc. at crowded locations in Tirupati and ensure that these joints serve only parcels.

 

The district program officer of the National Health Mission Dr Srinivasulu, District Surveillance Officer Dr Sudarshan and others were present.

 

Complete Vaccination of TTD Employees on Fast Track - TTD Eo

Complete Vaccination of TTD Employees on Fast Track - TTD Eo

Health   6:22 AM

Tirupati, 22 May 2021: TTD Executive Officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy has instructed officials on Saturday to complete first and second dose vaccination for all TTD employees on fast track.

 

At a virtual meeting with senior officials on Saturday morning, the TTD EO enquired about the status of beds, oxygen and treatment of Covid patients at SVIMS and Ayurveda hospital with Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy.

 

TTD JEO Smt Sada Bhargavi informed the TTD EO on the status of the vaccination status of TTD employees and its schedule. 

 

TTD EO instructed officials to take up vaccination of all sanitation workers at Sri Padmavati Nilyam in Tiruchanoor, Vishnu Nivasam, Srinivasam Rest Houses in Tirupati besides 2nd and 3rd choultries behind the railway station.

 

He also asked for a report on black fungus cases at the SVIMs hospital, if any.

 

He directed the engineering officials to speed up works of the Children’s hospital at the BIRRD complex and also the slab works on the walker’s footpath in the Alipiri route.

 

Among others he reviewed staff appointments in Tirumala Sub Enquiry offices, cottage modernisation works at Tirumala, online training for employees of various TTD departments, Tulabharam at Alipiri footpath, compassionate appointments in various TTD departments like HDPP, Sapthagiri magazine Tarigonda Vengamamba project etc.

 

TTD EO also reviewed on Sacred gardens at Tirumala, nursery at Seventh-mile junction, fencing works by June, central procurement of medicine and equipments from next financial year, online training classes of employees at SVETA etc.

CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti, CE Sri Ramesh Reddy, FA& CAO Sri Balaji and HoDs were present.

Quality Medical Services to All Covid Hit TTD Employees - TTD Eo

Quality Medical Services to All Covid Hit TTD Employees - TTD Eo

Health   6:36 AM

Tirupati, 1 May 2021: TTD Executive Officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy has directed officials to initiate all steps to provide quality medical services at all hospitals to TTD employees affected by pandemic Covid.

 

Addressing a review meeting on Covid handling in TTD at the Sri Padmavati rest house on Saturday evening, the TTD EO instructed that all employees should be identified for vaccination priority be given to those waiting for the second dose and organise hassle-free vaccination for all TTD employees.

 

He enquired about vaccination to employees department wise, also about those admitted in hospitals and directed that some beds should be reserved for TTD employees at the SVIMs hospital.

 

He also enquired about oxygen stocks at SVIMs, SV Ayurveda and the Ruia hospital and also issued orders for medical advances to employees for Covid 

Treatment and permission for 50:50 ratio attendances in TTD offices.

 

Besides directing the conduction of a fire safety audit in TTD, he also suggested a separate transport facility for TTD employees attending work at Timbale.

 

TTD Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, JEO Smt Sada Bhargavi, CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti, BIRRD in-charge RMO Sri Shailendra, SVIMs director Dr Vengamma, CMO Dr Muralidhar, BIRRD OSD Sri Reddappa Reddy, transport GM Sri Sesha Reddy, SV Ayurveda college Principal Dr Muralikrishna and others were present.

 

Covid Guidelines must for Srivari Darshan - TTD Chairman

Covid Guidelines must for Srivari Darshan - TTD Chairman

Health   4:55 AM

- COVID VACCINATION FOR ALL TTD EMPLOYEES IN 2 WEEKS

- ORGANIC PRODUCTS FOR SRIVARI NAIVEDYAM ON EXPERIMENTAL BASIS

 

Tirumala, 30 April 2021: TTD chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy reiterated on Friday that Covid guidelines were mandatory to all devotees coming for Srivari Darshan.

 

Reviewing all arrangements in view of Covid spike at the Annamaiah Bhavan with officials, TTD Chairman appealed to devotees with cold, cough and fever to postpone their Tirumala pilgrimage. The TTD had provided an option to utilise their online bookings till the end of 2021, he assured.

 

Speaking to media persons later he said TTD had released daily only 15,000 online Rs.300 special Darshan tickets for the month of May, but the bookings had shown a downswing.

 

VACCINATION TO ALL TTD EMPLOYEES IN 2 WEEKS

 

The TTD chairman directed officials to make arrangements for Covid vaccination of all TTD employees working both at Tirumala and Tirupati in 

In the coming 15 days. 

 

He also TTD would provide all succour to families of 15 employees who had died due to Covid and expressed his condolences to bereaved families.

 

He also directed officials to organise payments of Covid treatment of TTD employees in private hospitals .

 

He said presently TTD is facilitating employees of Tirumala to attend office on a 50:50 ratio and same formula would be followed in attendance for employees of Tirupati as well.

 

He said officials have been directed to organise special buses to ferry TTD employees to Tirumala and also special beds with oxygen and ventilator at BIRRD hospital for employees.

 

USE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS FOR SRIVARI NAIVEDYAM

 

The Chairman said as done by ancestors in the past, from May 1, Saturday, on experimental basis TTD is using organic farm products for preparing Srivari naivedyam, in cooperation with Sri Vijayram, a farmer from Pinagudurulanka village of Krishna district.

 

He said action plan is being chalked out to use organic farm products in preparation of Srivari laddu and vada Prasadam in the second phase and thereafter in the Anna Prasadam of devotees at Sri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasadam Bhavan in the third phase.

 

TTD has plans to make farmers of Telugu states as partners in the divine venture by giving them special training in growing organic products without use of pesticides and fertilisers. TTD also mulls to take up organic farming in the agricultural lands donated by devotees.

 

INSPECTION OF DEVOTEES QUEQUE LINES ON COVID GUIDELINES

 

After the review session at Annamaiah Bhavan the TTD Chairman inspected then Covid guidelines arrangements at special Darshan ticket entry complex in Vaikunta Queue Complex of Srivari Temple - soap liquid, hand sanitisers, scanning point, ozone sanitizers at Mahadwaram and social distancing in the queue lines.

 

The TTD chairman made several suggestions to officials on streamlining of queue lines at Padi kavali onwards.

 

TTD Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, TTD board members Sri Sekhar Reddy, Sri Shivkumar, Sri Muralikrishna, and DyEO Sri Harindranath, Health officer Dr RR Reddy, SE-2 Sri Nageswara Rao and others were present.

TTD JEo Inspects Srinivasam and Madhavam Quarantine Centers

TTD JEo Inspects Srinivasam and Madhavam Quarantine Centers

Health   8:43 AM

-       JEO ASSURES ALL COVID FACILITATION TTD EMPLOYEES

 

-       ADEQUATE OXYGEN AND MEDICINE AND NUTRITIONAL FOOD AT TTD QUARANTINES

 

-  MOTIVATIONAL YOGA VIDEOS ON MOBILES OF EMPLOYEES

 

Tirupati, 24 Apr. 21: TTD JEO Smt Sada Bhargavi on Saturday directed officials to ensure all facilities like oxygen supply, medicines and nutritional food to TTD employees and their families who were admitted to the Covid quarantine centres.

 

On the directions of TTD EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy the JEO inspected the Srinivasam and Madhavam quarantine Centre and reviewed all arrangements like beds, medicines, sanitation, medical teams, and PPE kits, Gloves, masks and face shields.

 

Thereafter she reviewed the situation with CMO, Additional Health officer, Covid Nodal officer and others.

 

Speaking later the TTD JEO instructed officials to make all arrangements including Yoga Centre for benefit of TTD employees and their family members admitted at the quarantine centres besides medicines and full medical care,

 

She said motivation videos on yoga treatment should be sent to mobiles of all employees with tips on doing it themselves besides conducting online yoga classes to them.

 

She also set up an emergency response team comprising of CMO, Additional Health Officer, Covid Nodal officer, TTD welfare officer, and a Doctor from BIRRD hospital 

 

The JEO asked officials to stock adequate oxygen cylinders at Madhavam quarantine centre and to deploy a dedicated sanitation and cleaning unit.

 

She instructed that arrangements should be made for providing Covid kits to TTD employees in-home quarantine and also to monitor their conditions regularly.

 

She asked all HoDs to ensure admission of their unit staff affected by Covid to quarantine centres and to motivate their family members.

 

She also directed DyEO of Annadanam at Tirupati Sri Lakshman Naik to ensure the provision of nutritional food to employees in quarantine as per the prescribed menu.

 

TTD CMO Dr Muralidhar, additional health officer Dr Sunil, Nodal officer Dr Bharat, BIRRD in charge RMO Sri Shailendra, TTD welfare officer Sri Ananda Raju and others were present.

Open Control Rooms in Covid Hospitals - TTD Eo

Open Control Rooms in Covid Hospitals - TTD Eo

Health   7:28 AM

Tirupati, 20 April 2021: TTD Executive Officer and Chairman of AP Covid Command Control Center, Dr KS Jawahar Reddy on Tuesday directed the Chittoor District Collector Sri Harinarayan to open control rooms at the SVIMS Covid hospital 

 

A high level review meeting on COVID-19 Pandemic situation was held at the TTD Administrative Building in Tirupati with Collector and TTD officials. EO directed officials concerned to set up a Nodal Officer for supervision of Covid services to affected persons. 

 

He also told the district officials to utilise the Sri Padmavati Nilayam at Tiruchanoor, Vishnu Nivasam and Srinivasam Rest Houses in Tirupati for Covid isolation services as in the case of last year.

 

He also directed the TTD officials to hand over the Second and Third Choultries behind Railway Station to District Administration for Covid relief services.

 

He said there are 450 beds in SVIMS and directed officials to complete the ongoing works on the 5th floor on war footing and bring it to use for Covid services sooner. He also wanted all beds in the SV Ayurvedic hospital of TTD to be used for Covid and that the medical staff should work on three shifts and also induct medical staff from district hospitals, if needed.

 

The TTD EO instructed officials to purchase more wheel chairs and stretchers at SVIMS hospital for Covid services.

 

At the meeting the District Collector requested the TTD EO for supply of food packets and other materials for those at Covid Quarantine Centres as was done in last year for which EO issued necessary orders to TTD officials.

 

Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy said TTD has launched stringent measures to ensure health safety of devotees coming for Srivari Darshan at Tirumala. Besides spreading awareness through the Radio and Broadcast system on Covid guidelines, Dos and Don’ts, TTD has also kept in additional stock of sanitisers and masks at Tirumala. 

 

Tirupati Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sri PS Girisha, Joint Collector Sri Veerabrahmam, TTD Incharge CMO Sri Muralidhar and other officials were also present.

TTD Intensifies Publicity on Plastic Ban in Tirumala

TTD Intensifies Publicity on Plastic Ban in Tirumala

Health   8:21 AM

Tirumala, 12 Apr. 21: As a part of its mission of environment protection in Tirumala, TTD has taken up a ban on plastic usage in the hill town since January last. To attain a cent per cent plastic ban in Tirumala, TTD has intensified its publicity.

 

On Monday, under the aegis of Dr RR Reddy, Health Officer of TTD, awareness rallies were organized at Alipiri Toll Gate, Kalyanakatta and other important junction points. 

 

The employees, locals and pilgrims are being told to completely ban the usage of plastic bottles and instead use glass bottles in its place.

 

Some of the key guidelines on plastic ban:

 

Devotees walking along both footpath routes are requested not to carry plastic bottles 

 

They are also sought not to throw plastic covers and other related items in the ghats

 

All the shopkeepers residing are also directed not to sell items in plastic covers 

 

Reusable bottles are being encouraged

 

Every day, the Health wing divides into two teams and educates pilgrims trekking along both footpaths and also clears the plastics if any immediately.

 

In Tirumala, RO water is available at all the 88 Jalaprasadam units. Every day nearly 4.44lakh litres of water are being filtered through water filters and devotees shall consume these waters avoiding carrying plastic water bottles.

 

Even in all the shops at Tirumala, glass water bottles are available

 

The replacement of plastic laddu covers with jute bags and biodegradable compost covers has gained an immense response from pilgrims.

 

Similar manner, the devotees are requested to discard the usage of plastic water bottles and co-operate with the decision of TTD to make Tirumala a safe Plastic Free Zone.

TTD Eo Review on BIRRD Hospital

TTD Eo Review on BIRRD Hospital

Health   6:54 AM

Tirupati, 09 April 2021:   TTD EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy on Friday directed officials to set up a centralised procurement cell for purchase of medical equipment and Medicines through single agency for BIRRD, SVIMS and central hospitals run by TTD.

Speaking at a review meeting on progress of development activities of the BIRRD hospital at Sri Padmavati Rest House, the TTD EO urged officials to set up help desks and reception cells  besides electronic display boards in BIRRD to transform it into a  patient friendly unit.

He said new rooms  built for in-patients should be commissioned and the artificial limbs unit should be strengthened by completing the purchase of New Equipments.

Dr Jawahar Reddy instructed officials to complete arrangements by end of May to operate the Cath lab and blood banks in BIRRD hospital.

He directed officials to clear the plastic water bottles dumped on Alipiri- Tirumala Road and spread awareness among devotees about them ban on use of plastic bottles.

Since alternative arrangements for Drinkng water is being made at Tirumala, plastic bottles should not be allowed to Tirumala.

Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, JEO Smt Sada Bhargavi, CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti, Honorary Director of BIRRD hospital Dr Madanmohan Reddy, Health Advisor Dr Swetha, CE Sri M Ramesh Reddy,FA& CAO Sri O Balaji,C S RMO Sri Shailendra,Health officer Dr R R Reddy, Dr Muralidhar and others were also present.