TTD has resolved to take up developmental works at a whopping cost of ₹59 crores on both its ghat roads. There are two ghat roads to travel to and from the sacred hill temple of Lord Venkateswara.
While the first ghat road leading to down Tirupati is 17.20 kilometers long and has 58 curves and 65 culverts, the second ghat road leading to the hill town is 16.80 kilometers and has 73 culverts and just 6 curves.
The decision to take up developmental works and strengthen the ghat roads comes in the wake of the huge damages suffered during the torrential rains in the town last November resulting in the closure of the second ghat road for more than forty days.
