743 TTD staff test positive for COVID-19

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743 TTD staff test positive for COVID-19, three have succumbed, says official

EO Anil Kumar Singh said following COVID guidelines prescribed by the Central and State Governments, the TTD resumed darshan for pilgrims from June 11 onwards.

About 2.38 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country had darshan of Lord Venkateswara in July. (File photo | PTI)

By Express News Service

TIRUPATI: A total of 743 employees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) tested positive for COVID-19 after the temple was opened for darshan to devotees following relaxation of lockdown norms.

TTD Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singh, who interacted with pilgrims and devotees from various parts of the country as part of Dial Your EO programme, said that since the Srivari temple opened for darshan to devotees on June 11, so far, 743 TTD employees tested positive for COVID-19 and of them 402 have recovered and joined duties. Another 338 are undergoing teatment in TTD rest houses-turned-COVID centres at Srinivasam, Vishnunivasam and Madhavam.

“Only three employees succumbed to the virus and we are giving best possible arrangements and treatment to all our employees in the COVID centres,'' he said.

The EO said following COVID guidelines prescribed by the Central and State Governments, the TTD resumed darshan for pilgrims from June 11 onwards.

“Initially everyone appreciated the move of TTD. But as soon as the cases started increasing in Tirupati, the blame was thrown on us by social media and also by some vested persons that we have resumed darshan only to make money. We are spending more money on all facilities of COVID measures rather than what we are making out from pilgrims,'' he said adding that so far devotees expressed immense
satisfaction over the arrangements of darshan, accommodation, Kalyana Katta, laddu, annaprasadam and other facilities made by TTD.

"The cases have not increased in Tirupati alone, but the entire state as well the country is facing a similar problem,” he asserted.

Singhal said about 2.38 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country had darshan of Lord Venkateswara in July.

Speaking to media after the Dial your EO programme, the EO said, though there was a dip in the footfall to Tirumala due to surge of COVID-19 cases across the country, from the past three days, the number of pilgrims picked up again.

"On August 8, about 8500-odd pilgrims had darshan against the quota of 9000 tickets”, he observed.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/aug/09/743-ttd-staff-test-positive-for-covid-19-three-have-succumbed-says-official-2181188.html

 

 

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140 TTD staff members test positive for coronavirus

(EDS: REPEATING AFTER ADDING ONE PARA) Tirupati, July 16 (PTI) As many as 140 staff members of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that governs Lord Venkateswara''s shrine at Tirumala, near here, have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 11. The temple was re-opened on that date due to the coronavirus lockdown, a top functionary of TTD said. Speaking to reporters, TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy said 14 ''archakas'' (assistant priests), 16 workers in laddu-making kitchens and 56 security personnel were among the infected. Of the 140 affected, 70 were discharged and the rest being provided treatment, he said. However, the TTD would continue to allow entry of devotees less than 12,000 in number into the temple daily, he added. PTI COR NVG NVG

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[ShruteSastry]

omg, cant they close it and do online pooja

[sattipandu]

Govindaaaaa Govindaaaaaaaaaa

[kasi]

lord venkat kuda helpless ikkada 

[Kool_SRG]

[Picheshwar]

22 minutes ago, ShruteSastry said:

omg, cant they close it and do online pooja

💵 

[AndhraneedSCS]

51 minutes ago, ShruteSastry said:

omg, cant they close it and do online pooja

Dabbulu ravadam ledu anta ala ayithe ...

 

Maaku telisina valla neighbours ki Corona +Ve vachindi .. all they did was went to Tirupathi ...

[Picheshwar]

Just now, AndhraneedSCS said:

Dabbulu ravadam ledu anta ala ayithe ...

 

Maaku telisina valla neighbours ki Corona +Ve vachindi .. all they did was went to Tirupathi ...

wise decision.

 

[Picheshwar]

Both Jeeyars and 15 priests of trs test positive for coronavirus

[AndhraneedSCS]

15 minutes ago, Picheshwar said:

Both Jeeyars and 15 priests of trs test positive for coronavirus

[kevinUsa]

17 minutes ago, Picheshwar said:

Both Jeeyars and 15 priests of trs test positive for coronavirus

Ayyo 

 

[VenkyBabu]

19 minutes ago, Picheshwar said:

Both Jeeyars and 15 priests of trs test positive for coronavirus

Konchem kopam antaru kani .. manchodu jeeyar swamy ..  I met him once 🙏

[LadiesTailor]

On 7/16/2020 at 1:18 PM, ShruteSastry said:

omg, cant they close it and do online pooja

TTD is very big employment provider in tirupati area... to feed millions of families they have to open temple...

[kevinUsa]

Just now, LadiesTailor said:

TTD is very big employment provider in tirupati area... to feed millions of families they have to open temple...

Em avasaram ledu

God has enough money to give salaries for at least couple decades