Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is contemplating replacing LPG cylinders with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) atop the temple town.
The issue came up for discussion when a devotee who took part in the ‘Dial TTD EO’, a pilgrim interactive program, on Friday expressed his apprehensions regarding the usage of LPG cylinders by some local hoteliers and the risk it posed to the lives of pilgrims.
Briefing the media, Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy, who anchored the program, said the LNG, which is cost-effective in terms of usage and a technologically adaptable fuel that helps in maintaining a clean environment, will be first introduced at the Annadanam complex and other TTD-run canteens and later extended to all the private hotels and eateries. The agency authorized by the central government in the district would be endorsed with the responsibility of supplying the LNG in pipelines.
