Endowments Minister P. Manikyala Rao on Thursday said the trust board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) would be constituted before Dasara.
Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam in Vijayawada and the Srisailam and Srikalahasti temples were being developed as per the master plans. The objective was to complete the works in one year, he said.
Addressing the media at the Secretariat, Mr. Rao said some members of the trust boards of the above temples were opposed to certain aspects of the master plans. The Minsiter said that he was discussing with the members to allay their apprehensions. The Chief Minister himself took them into confidence, the Minister added. Mr. Rao said, on an average, 35,000 devotees were having darshan at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam daily. It was a substantial increase.