Reportedly Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanam which manages hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara atop tirumala hills of tirupati in andhra pradesh has announced that it will continue Covid-19 testing for all the devotees visiting temple without any compromise. A high level review meeting was held on monday where the trust board and chittoor district administration officials were present.
Meanwhile after the review meeting, ttd Executive Officer anil Kumar Singla said that temple trust will do random testing to a minimum of 100 employees every day discharging duties at various places in Tirumala. The EO asked the collector to provide the reports within 24 hours after testing. All ttd employees working at tirumala are also directed to work at one place for a week without shifting their duty areas. He directed the JEO ttd P Basant Kumar to provide additional ventilators at the ttd central hospital for benefit of employees. He also instructed the JEO to handover Srinivasam Rest house to district Collector.
Furthermore the EO said, if needed, a decision will be taken during next review meeting whether to use the BIRRD Ortho Hospital into a Covid-19 Centre. The EO said the Madhavam Rest house which is already earmarked as a Quarantine Centre will be used for ttd employees and their kin. A team of officials and staff headed by a Dy EO will be deployed to monitor the quarantine facilities for ttd employees and their family members.
