TTD has water reserves for150-days, Contingency plans in place
Tirumala, Oct 29 (TNT) : Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has sufficient water reserves to meet the hill shrine’s requirements for the next 150 days and is preparing contingency plans to prevent any shortage in the event of inadequate rainfall, TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary said on Thursday.
TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu, Additional EO Venkaiah Chowdary, board members and engineering officials inspected the dams supplying water to Tirumala and reviewed the available reserves.
Naidu said the existing reserves would meet Tirumala’s water requirements until March-April.
He directed officials to prepare contingency plans and explore alternative sources, including Kalyani Dam, to ensure uninterrupted supply to devotees.
Venkaiah Chowdary said Tirumala required around 50 lakh gallons of water daily, with 50 per cent supplied by TTD’s own dams and the remaining half from Kalyani Dam.
The dams were expected to receive substantial inflows during November and December.
If all the dams reached full capacity, the available water could meet Tirumala’s requirements for about 18 months, he added.
TTD was also taking steps to conserve water by creating awareness among devotees, preventing leakages in cottages and rooms, installing automated gates and planning desilting works, check dams and other conservation measures.
TTD officials reiterated their commitment to ensuring an uninterrupted water supply to the lakhs of devotees visiting Tirumala.
TTD board members Naresh Kumar and Shantaram, Superintending Engineer Venugopal, Executive Engineer Sudhakar and other officials participated in the inspection.
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