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Meet on ropeway by agama panel ends inconclusively

November 14, 2005
Tirupati

The State Government's proposal to lay an aerial ropeway between Tirupati and Tirumala is snowballing into a major controversy. Archakas of the temple are expressing strong reservations at the way the Government is trying to push the project without any regard for Agama Sastras. The TTD feels that the Government did not even formally consult it while announcing its decision to pursue such a path breaking scheme.

The Agama Committee meeting convened by the TTD top brass on Monday at Tirumala to discuss the issue felt as much. TTD's Executive Officer, APVN Sarma emerging out the meting told waiting media persons that deliberations could not be held as two of the seven member committee could not make it to the meeting. He confirmed that the committee, comprising experts in the field of agamas and sastras, discussed the pros and cons of the project with particular reference to the objections being voiced by different sections. He repudiated the Government's claim that the project has the approval of Agama experts.