Vijayawada, Nov. 27 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the TTD Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Venkatapalem of Amaravati would be further developed in two phases at a cost of Rs 260 crore on the lines of Tirumala in two and half years. The Chief Minister laid the foundation for Mahaprakaram Chaturdwara Gopuram at Venkatapalem, near here on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that in the first phase Maha Prakaram around the temple, Maha Rajagopuram, Arjita Seva mandapam, ratha Mandapam, Anjaneyaswamy temple, Pushkarini, and in second phase Mada street round the temple, approach roads, Annadana complex, rest houses for devotees, residential complex for archakas and staff, admin...