TTD to construct super speciality kids' hospital with Rs 300 crore donation from Mumbai based firm

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has entered an agreement to construct a super speciality hospital for kids with a Rs 300 crore donation from Mumbai based Udveg Infrastructure and Consultancy Private Limited.

The planned state of the art pediatric hospital would be made operational as part of the Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati.

On Friday, the MoU to set up the hospital in the temple town was inked between TTD Executive Officer Dr Jawahar Reddy and UIC CEO and MD Sanjay K Singh, in the presence of TTD Chairman YV Subba Reddy.

EO Reddy said that TTD would soon conduct the Bhumi puja for the children’s hospital. The UIC, apart from bearing the entire construction cost of Rs 300 crore, will also manage the hospital operations for a few initial years.

Sanjay Singh said that “it was a great privilege to collaborate with the world-renowned Hindu religious organization TTD and commence a noble project meant for health care of children at the lotus feet of Sri Venkateshwara.”

“Covid-19 positive Vedic school students safe”

Chairman Subba Reddy visited SVIMS on Friday and interacted with the Dharmagiri Veda Vignana Peetham students who had tested positive and are undergoing treatment.

At least 57 students of the TTD run Vedic school tested positive earlier this week, after their return to the institution that reopened a few days back.

Reddy said that all the Covid-19 positive students and one faculty are asymptomatic and safe.

The chairman has also inspected the Vedic school in Tirumala and assured the parents of the students that TTD is taking all measures to ensure the health safety of all.

Reddy inquired about the reason for the spurt in Covid-19 cases in the school. The TTD chief inspected the dining hall, kitchens, hostels and classrooms and directed officials to accommodate only four students per room.