PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE REVIEWS WITH TTD OFFICIALS
Tirupati, 6 January 2014: The 12- member Parliamentary standing committee for science and technology, forests and environments chaired by Hon’ble Rajya Sabha MP Dr. T.Subbirami Reddy reviewed on various aspects relating to Tirumala and its environs, hygiene etc. that are being observed in the sacred hill town of tirumala with TTD Officials at Sri Padmavathi Guest House in Tirupati on Monday.
Speaking on this occasion the Committee chairman Dr. TSR complimented TTD for its continuous efforts in keeping the environs of the tirumala hills not only clean and tidy but also making it pollution free. He said usually for a hectic place like Tirumala wihich is always flooded by pilgrims reaching Tirumala in differents modes of transportation, the pollution levels should be high but the pollution free methodologies that are being implemented by TTD are giving good results maintaing the pollution free levels in the entire tirumala hills. “Because of this pollution check stratergy that was strictly implemented by TTD even the entire ecology of seshachalam ranges are intact” he added.
He also complimented TTD Chairman Sri Kanumuru Bapi Raju and TTD EO Sri MG Gopal for their efforts in making tirumala a pollution free pilgrim centre.
The other members of committee includes Sri Vijay Jawarlal Darda, Sri Ravi narayana Mahopatra, Sri Ramkripal Yadav, Sri Manimanoj Pandian (RS), Sri Pradeep Tamta, Sri Rajan Prasad Yadav, Sri Ramshankar Rajbhar, Sri MB Rajesh, Sri OS Manian, Sri Jayprakash Hedge, Sri Selva Ganapathy (LS) meanwhile the TTD top brass officials including TTD EO Sri MG Gopal, JEOs Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju, Sri Pola Bhaskar, Addl FACAO Sri O.Balaji, Chief Engineeer Sri Chandrasekha Reddy and others were present.
Later Parliament committee offered prayers to Goddess Padmavathi ammavaru in Tiruchanur.
ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TTDs, TIRUPATI