Chandrababu Launches Major Development Projects to Improve Tirupati Pilgrim Facilities

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth ₹3,222 crore under the Tirupati Urban Development Authority from the Amaravati Secretariat. The initiatives are aimed at improving facilities for devotees visiting Tirumala and Tirupati, easing congestion on the hill and strengthening the region’s infrastructure. The Chief Minister also unveiled the Venkatadri app to provide information and assistance to pilgrims. TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu, Executive Officer M. Ravichandra, members of the TTD Board, Tirupati district officials and TUDA representatives participated virtually in the programme.

Among the major projects, accommodation facilities worth ₹1,332 crore will be developed at Alipiri, with 2,700 rooms across four blocks to accommodate around 15,000 devotees daily. An annaprasadam centre costing ₹160 crore is planned to serve 6,000 people at a time, while four pilgrim amenities complexes worth ₹486 crore will provide resting facilities for up to 16,000 devotees simultaneously. A multi-level parking complex with space for 4,500 vehicles will be built at a cost of ₹311 crore, alongside an integrated transport terminal with 30 bus bays at ₹90 crore. The plans also include a pilgrim experience centre, digital information services, emergency medical facilities and modern security systems. In addition, ₹230 crore will be spent on infrastructure for a 418-acre residential layout intended to provide house sites to 5,192 TTD employees. Nine master plan roads will be developed in Tirupati at a cost of ₹242 crore, including three roads leading to the Padmavathi Ammavari Temple in Tiruchanur.