TIRUPATI: Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday, inaugurated a new pilgrims amenities centre at Tirumala in Tirupati district.
The pilgrim amenities centre Venkatadri Nilayam has been constructed at a cost of Rs 102 crore by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which administers the famous hill shrine.
The new complex comprising of 16 dormitories, 2, 400 lockers will provide accommodation free of cost for 4, 000 pilgrims, who visit Tirumala without prior booking of accommodation.
The new complex comprises two dining halls with a capacity of 1, 400 people and a mini 'Kalyanakatta' (tonsuring centre) for 80 pilgrims.
The complex has been constructed in an area of 2, 69, 617 square feet.
It has 16 dormitories, each equipped with a mother-feeding chamber.
It is equipped with modern toilet facilities with 24/7 hot water (216 toilets, 216 bathrooms and 12 physically handicapped toilets), continuous R.O. water facility on each floor and 10 high-speed elevators.
After the inauguration, both the Vice-President and Chief Minister went round the complex to see the amenities available for devotees.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu handed over first accommodation token to a women devotee.