TTD to offer tastier Prasadam

TTD EO Dr K.S. Jawahar Reddy has directed officials to provide delicious, tasty and clean Anna Prasadam to all devotees coming to Tirumala for Srivari darshan.

Addressing a review meeting with officials of Anna Prasadam Trust Friday evening, he asked them to increase the quantity of vegetables in the Anna Prasadam distributed at Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasadam Bhavan with different menus for the afternoon and night meals.

He also instructed officials to enforce a dress code for Anna Prasadam complex staff like aprons, caps and gloves. He said that both cooks and serving staff should be provided training in standard hospitality institutions on interacting with devotees and while serving food.

The EO wanted purchase of modern equipment for the kitchen. He called for cross-checking the quality of cooking materials like rice, pulses, edible oils, ghee and vegetables.

Reddy directed officials to prepare plans to provi Anna Prasadam at mega religious events like Pushkarams and festivals in south India.

Continuing its ecofriendly efforts, TTD is all set to sign MoU with YSR Horticulture University on September 13 for making use of dry flower technology to produce decorative products and ornamental materials required for its needs out of the used flowers from their temples.

He said, “Dry flower technology is a globally accepted natural, ecofriendly, long-lasting and inexpensive technology which is needed in the prevailing situation. The Horticultural University will give training to women at citrus research station located in Tirupati. Later they will use the technology to dry flowers and design photos of Swamivaru and Ammavaru. TTD will spend `83 lakh for the purpose.”

Meanwhile, he presented ISO -9001 certificates to principals of SV Arts college, Sri Padmavathi Degree & PG College, Sri Govindarajaswami Arts college, which have bagged ISO-9001.