The Chairman personally inspected the halls, Kalyana Katta, restrooms, and Annaprasadam distribution centres in the building and issued several instructions to the officials concerned. He directed that all facilities be arranged without causing any inconvenience to the pilgrims.
Speaking to the media later, the Chairman appreciated the Engineering officials for their expert construction of this complex. He recalled that the project was approved by the TTD Board in 2018 during the previous TDP Government. He added that this new complex would help ease the accommodation problem to some extent in Tirumala.
At present, accommodation is available for only around 45,000 pilgrims in Tirumala. With the addition of this newly constructed PAC–5, 2,500 pilgrims can be accommodated comfortably. The Chairman urged pilgrims to make the best use of this new facility.
He further stated that the new complex will be inaugurated and dedicated to the pilgrims by Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu during the upcoming Brahmotsavams.
Additional EO Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary said that several modern facilities have been introduced in the PAC–5 complex, keeping in view the safety and convenience of pilgrims.
Although accommodation has been arranged for 2,500 pilgrims, arrangements have been made to accommodate an additional 1,000 if needed. A special milk-feeding room for mothers with infants has also been set up. The dining hall is designed to enable 1,400 pilgrims to have Annaprasadam at a time.
Facilities like a First Aid Centre, Kalyana Katta, Annaprasadam distribution centre, and other amenities have also been provided in the new building.
TTD CE Satyanarayana, EEs Venugopal, Srinivasa Rao, Sudhakar, Dy EOs Rajendra and Somannarayana, DE Chandrasekhar, VGO Surendra, and other officials participated in this programme.
