Srisailam temple officials told to ensure devotee comfort

Endowments Department ex-officio secretary M. Hari Jawaharlal on Saturday (March 28) directed the officials of the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple to take precautionary steps to avoid any inconvenience to the devotees visiting the temple during the summer.

Mr. Hari Jawaharlal made a surprise visit of the Srisailam temple on Saturday morning. He asked officials to ensure that the devotees are not made to wait for long hours in queues and chalk out a plan to provide hassle-free and smooth darshan. Mr. Hari Jawaharlal asked the temple officials to arrange for temporary sheds in the temple town to provide shelter from the heat.

Mr. Hari Jawaharlal wanted the officials to supply drinking water to the devotees and also ensure uninterrupted water supply in water points at queue lines. He asked the electricity officials to monitor the functioning of fans, air coolers and water coolers in the queue complex and take up repairs, if any.

Mr. Hari Jawaharlal asked officials to maintain the toilets in the queue complex in a hygienic manner and ensure uninterrupted water supply. He also wanted officials to focus on sanitation and ensure garbage removal from the temple town.