Overview

• TTD will enforce compulsory FASTag from August 15 at the Alipiri checkpoint, barring vehicles without tags from proceeding on the ghat roads.
• The policy is designed to cut peak-season wait times by speeding up security clearances at Tirumala’s main entry point.
• Officials say the electronic toll system will enhance vehicle tracking on the ghat roads and strengthen safety measures.
• ICICI Bank has partnered with TTD to run an on-site FASTag issuance counter to equip late-arriving devotees quickly.
• TTD has urged all drivers to install FASTag before their journey to avoid being turned back at Alipiri.