SunstarTV Bureau: The Andhara Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, soon going to introduce the electric buses for visiting pilgrims from Tirupati to the Tirumala Hills.
In an aim to maintain the Tirumala Hills as a ‘zero carbon emission zone’, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) took a decision to introduce electric buses in the place.
TTD Board Chairman, YV Subba Reddy said, “initially, about 100 to 150 buses would be passed into service by the APSRTC.
Venkateswara Temple is a Hindu temple in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in chittoor district of Andra Pradesh.It is also known by other names like Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple. Venkateswara is known by many other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa.
It is also known as richest temple in the world in terms of donations received and wealth. Daily around 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims visit to this temple.
The Temple is run by body Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which is under direct control of Andra Pradesh government.