Tirumala: TTD Additional EO (FAC) Veerabrahmam has reviewed the agreements on Sri Ramakrishna Theertha Mukkoti, which is scheduled to take place on January 25. In the review meeting held at the Gokulam conference hall on Friday, he directed the officials concerned to make all necessary arrangements as it is considered one of the most important torrent festivals celebrated in Tirumala. He directed the engineering wing to put up shamiyana, radio and broadcasting advertisements and advertising hoardings for the benefit of visiting pilgrims.
The EO reviewed the security arrangements of TTD sleuths and police in coordination, besides Annaprasadam, water, medical, health and forest areas. He directed PRO chief Dr T Ravi to give wide publicity in the media that devotees with obesity, asthma, heart problems and other chronic diseases, as well as elderly people, will not be allowed. The temple staff were ordered to complete the puja at the torrent on time.
The APSRTC is arranging 30-35 buses to ferry pilgrims from Gogarbham Dam point to Papavinasanam. Devotees will also be allowed to walk the torrent path only from 5 am onwards till 12 noon on January 25.
SE2 Jagadeeshwar Reddy, VGO Giridhara Rao, Deputy CF Srinivasulu, Health Officer Dr. Sridevi, Chief Surgeon of Aswini Hospital Dr. Kusuma Kumari, Temple Peishkar Srihari, Special Officer Catering Sastry and other officials of TTD, Police, RTC and Department of Firefighters were also present.
