Multi-level parking planned for hilltop temples, says AP Endowments Commissioner

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AP Endowments Commissioner K. Ramachandra Mohan on  with engineering officials inspects amenities astatine  the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple astatine  Simhachalam successful  Visakhapatnam connected  Tuesday.

AP Endowments Commissioner K. Ramachandra Mohan on with engineering officials inspects amenities astatine the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple astatine Simhachalam successful Visakhapatnam connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Endowments Commissioner K. Ramachandra Mohan said that measures are being taken to supply amended amenities to pilgrims astatine each large temples crossed the State.

The Commissioner visited the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy astatine Simhachalam connected Tuesday. Mr. Ramachandra Mohan on with the engineering officials inspected amenities astatine the temple, particularly, the works undertaken nether the PRASAD (Pilgrim Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme, the Ganga dhara, trekking way and autobus terminus area, .

Speaking to the media, Mr. Ramachandra Mohan said that Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that had been formulated is being implemented astatine large temples crossed the State to guarantee 100% restitution for pilgrims. Orders were issued to the Regional Joint Commissioners (RJC s) and Deputy Commissioners to instrumentality the SOPs without immoderate deviation.

He announced that plans are successful process to supply multi-level parking astatine hilltop locations including the Simhachalam temple and astatine the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy temple successful Vijayawada to easiness parking woes. He directed temple officials to guarantee to support to the prime of ‘laddu’ and different ‘prasadams’ made successful the temple kitchens. He said: "An authoritative of the fertile of superintendent oregon adjunct commissioner of the temple should sensation the ‘prasadam’ each day, earlier distributing it to devotees." Noting that astir 90% of devotees who sojourn temples for darshan were communal people, helium said that measures should beryllium taken to guarantee that they bash not look immoderate inconvenience. Steps are besides being being taken to allot circumstantial slots for protocol VIPs.

The Commissioner besides directed the officials to guarantee due absorption of queue lines, sanitation and proviso of harmless drinking water. He said that 3 antithetic designs person been made for operation of toilets, based connected the availability of space. He advised the officials to summation the enrolment of volunteers with the enactment of NGOs successful a bid to supply amended services to devotees.

Published - January 06, 2026 11:01 p.m. IST

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