AP Minister Anam inaugurates Rs 52-crore Annaprasadam building

VIJAYAWADA: Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy on Friday remarked the State administration would introduce improved facilities and services for devotees visiting the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam (SDMSD) atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada ahead of the upcoming Dasara festivities.

Key points

• The Minister further remarked the Kanchi Peetham had proposed installing a 25-foot-tall statue of Adi Shankaracharya along the ghat road.
• The Minister inaugurated the newly constructed Annaprasadam buildings at the foothills of Indrakeeladri, built at a cost of around Rs 52 crore.
• The Endowments Minister further remarked around three crore devotees were being provided Annaprasadam at temples throughout Andhra Pradesh every year.
• Speaking on the occasion, Anam remarked the new facilities had been designed to accommodate 800 devotees at a time.
• He recalled that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had directed authorities to prepare aims for a second ghat road to Indrakeeladri.

Meanwhile, the Minister inaugurated the newly constructed Annaprasadam buildings at the foothills of Indrakeeladri, built at a cost of around Rs 52 crore.

He remarked the mechanised kitchen would apply new technology to improve the preparation and distribution of food.

For context, the Endowments Minister further remarked around three crore devotees were being provided Annaprasadam at temples throughout Andhra Pradesh every year.

"A report on the proposed second ghat road was being prepared and tenders would be invited soon, " he remarked.

In practice, the Minister further remarked the Kanchi Peetham had proposed installing a 25-foot-tall statue of Adi Shankaracharya along the ghat road. The administration had responded positively to the proposal, he went on.

Notably, the minister remarked the number of devotees visiting temples throughout the State had rose considerably and the administration was taking steps to improve facilities at all the major shrines.

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) remarked the new Annaprasadam buildings had been constructed to accommodate more devotees for the upcoming Dasara festivities and additionally during the normal days.

He remarked the number of devotees visiting Goddess Kanaka Durga at Indrakeeladri was increasing every day and a number of more development works would be taken up at the temple over the next few days.

With the annual Dasara festivities approaching, preparations had already begun, the MP remarked. He remarked the administration and temple authorities were working to ensure better arrangements for the sizeable number of devotees anticipated during Dasara.

Durga temple Executive Officer (EO) VK Seena Naik and authorities from various departments attended the inauguration programme.

Taken together, the developments around AP Minister Anam inaugurates Rs 52 point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.