Tirumala ghat roads
Tirumala-Tirupati Ghat Roads | |
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Tirupati - Tirumala Ghat Road | |
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Maintained by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams | |
Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Existed | 1944–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Tirupati |
Major intersections | Alipiri |
To | Tirumala |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Andhra Pradesh |
Major cities | Tirupati, Tirumala |
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Tirumala ghat roads are two asphalt steep natural slopes ghat roads between Tirupati and Tirumala. They are in Seshachalam Hills range in Pūrva Ghaṭ.[1]
Route Descriptions
Both ghat roads are double lane type, follow different paths along the hills. The old ghat road was laid in 1944, other was opened in 1974. Old ghat road route is used for vehicles from Tirumala to Tirupati and new ghat road is from Tirupati to Tirumala. The starting point of the road to go up Tirumala hills is Alipiri and it is overlooked by an immense statue of Garuda in an anjili pose. Each road is approximately 19 km in length and has more than 36 hair pin bends. It takes 40 minutes to reach top Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.[2]
Design
The planning and execution of the old ghat road, which winds for 12 miles over hills and dales through dense jungles and in one portion across a deep valley, 200 feet wide have been accomplished with much engineering skill and ability by Diwan Bagadur A. Nageswara Ayyar, special engineer in charge.
Ref: The Hindu. Dated: April 11, 1944.
Ref: The Hindu. Dated: May 16, 2006 [1]
Toll gate
At Alipiri, Tollgate cum security zone was established to screen vehicles and pilgrims entering Tirumala, to safeguard the hills from terrorists and anti-social elements.[3]
See also
References
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- Alipiri
- Tiruchanur
- Chandragiri
- Renigunta
- Tirumala
- Tirupati (urban) mandal
- Tirupati (rural) mandal
- Tirupati district
- Tirupati Municipal Corporation
- Tirupati Urban Development Authority
- Tirupati revenue division
- Tirupati (Assembly constituency)
- Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
- Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited
- Ananda Nilayam
- Chandragiri Fort
- Vaikuntam Queue Complex
- Kalyani Dam
- Sri Venkateswara Museum
- Hindu Temples in Tirupati
- Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park
- Chandragiri Fort
- Municipal Park
- Papavinasanam
- Indian Culinary Institute, Tirupati
- IISER Tirupati
- IIT Tirupati
- National Sanskrit University
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam
- Sri Venkateswara College of Law
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
- Sri Venkateswara Medical College
- Sri Venkateswara University
- Sri Venkateswara Vedic University
- Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University
- SVIMS - Sri Padmavathi Medical College for Women
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