Restoration works on the ghat roads and footpath leading to the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara are in full swing.
The torrential year-end rains that battered the hill town not only inflicted heavy damages on the ghat roads and footpaths but also resulted in the flooding of several colonies in low-lying areas of Tirupati and breaching of tanks on the outskirts of the town as well as in the neighboring Kadapa district.