From wooden stick to trek timing: Tirupati announces new rules for devotees; all you need to know

Days after a six-year-old girl was found dead following a suspected wild animal attack on the steps leading to Tirumala, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Monday announced a range of measures to ensure the safety and security of devotees..

According to new measures, each devotee trekking the footpath will be provided with a wooden stick for self-defense..

The two-wheelers will be allowed to ply on ghat roads only between 6 am and 6 pm, the TTD, an independent trust which manages the temple, said...

"After we receive the report from them, we will act accordingly," the trust said, adding that signages about wild beast attacks and cautions will be placed at Seventh Mile, Galigopuram, Alipiri etc..

According to TTD's chief vigilance and security officer D Narasimha Kishore, the girl had asked her father to buy something but he refused, following which she moved ahead and went missing..

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