The state has been offered land inTirupathi-ThirumalabyAndhra Pradeshgovernment, in exchange for land atNilackalfor setting up a rest house forSabarimaladevotees from Andhra Pradesh.
A conference of ministers and senior officials from Andhra Pradesh, ,PuducherryandTamil Naduwere convened by devaswom and SC/ST welfare minister K Radhakrishnan on Tuesday, wherein the participating states discussed and raised their requests to ensure a safe and secure pilgrimage season.
In September 2015, theUDFgovernment had decided to give five acres owned byTravancore Devaswom Board(TDB) at Nilackal to Telangana to build and operate accommodation and facilitation centre for the Sabarimala pilgrims from there, with land ownership vesting with TDB. The State Government had also allotted five acres to Karnataka government through an agreement between TDB and Karnataka government.