Overview
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed the Endowments Department to draft a comprehensive master plan to develop Srisailam on par with Tirumala.
- The state will formally request the Union Forest Ministry to allocate 2,000 hectares of forest land to expand parking, accommodation, and other facilities.
- Connectivity upgrades are planned by linking the temple town to nearby national highways at Dornala, Sunnipenta (Sundipenta), and Eegalapenta.
- The Forest Department was told to prepare a tiger-conservation action plan for the Srisailam Tiger Reserve to ensure development protects the ecosystem.
- Rising pilgrim inflows are driving the push, with officials studying models such as Sabarimala, and the plan still requires central approval and environmental clearances.