Political ‘name game’ has left everyone confused after ‘Srinivasa Setu’, the elevated corridor project built under the Smart City project to provide a direct access to Tirumala-bound vehicles and avoid traffic snarls in the city, was renamed to ‘Garuda Varadhi’ recently. Name game It was during the erstwhile Telugu Desam Party regime in 2014-19 that the work started and the …
Tirupati: The decision by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board to allocate one per cent of its annual revenue for the development of Tirupati city has ignited a political controversy. In line with TTD’s commitment to the temple city's development, the trust board chose to allocate one percent of its revenue every year to MCT. “TTD manages prominent Hindu shrines …
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams chairman and MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy on Wednesday instructed engineering officials to expedite modernisation of 13 key roads, apart from drains and footpaths maintained by the devasthanam. The TTD chairman asked Municipal Corporation of Tirupati engineering wing to swiftly prepare estimates for taking up the works. Reviewing the ongoing development projects at a meeting, he directed officials …