Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Sunday that temple development works are being taken up across Telangana at an estimated cost of ₹2,500 crore. He said the State government was giving priority to public welfare alongside the development of temples.
Bhatti Vikramarka was addressing a public meeting after offering prayers at the Adbhutha Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Nacharam village of Enkoor mandal in the Wyra Assembly constituency of Khammam district. He also laid the foundation stone for a road leading to the temple.
Funds for Bhadrachalam and Basara temples
In view of the upcoming Godavari Pushkarams, the government is spending ₹2,000 crore on developing riverbank areas and temples along the Godavari, he said. The Deputy Chief Minister also announced an allocation of ₹276 crore for the development of the Bhadrachalam Temple and ₹354 crore for the Sri Gnana Saraswati Temple at Basara.