Overview
- Venkatadri Nilayam (Pilgrim Amenities Complex‑5) was commissioned at a reported cost of Rs 102 crore with free accommodation for about 4,000 devotees.
- The facility includes 16 dormitories, 2,400 lockers, two dining halls for 1,400 people, a mini tonsuring centre, mother‑feeding chambers and 24/7 hot water across modern restrooms.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu issued the first accommodation token to a devotee after prayers with Vice‑President C. P. Radhakrishnan at the hill shrine.
- The leaders inspected AI‑enabled identification and sorting machines for waste disposal at the complex and unveiled vision‑based colour sorting systems at Srivari Potu for laddu ingredients donated by TVS and built by Genn Solutions.
- An Integrated Command Control at the Vaikuntam queue complex was opened, with the Chief Minister urging throughput to rise from 4,500 to 5,500 devotees per hour and calling for tighter gate checks, cleanliness and greenery.