TirumalaTirupati Devasthanams plans to introduce Navaneeta Seva in Tirumala to protect and promote native cow breeds. KS Jawahar Reddy, chairman and executive officer ofTTDspecified authority, said the temple body is contemplating to prepare all naivedyams (food offerings) offered to Lord Venkateswara using desicow ghee.

TTD also plans to procure 35 electric cars which will replace the fuel-dependent vehicles in its fleet. This will be in addition to the 100 electric buses to be launched soon by the APSRTC to ply on the twin ghat roads leading to and exiting from the hill town.

The temple body also sanctioned Rs 9 crore from its Srivani trust funds towards the development and renovation of some ancient temples listed out by the endowments department.