Archive · 23 Aug 2026
District Officials Plan Coordinated Arrangements for Kanipakam Brahmotsavams
The Kanipakam temple will hold its annual festival from September 14 to October 10.
District officials are working together to help devotees visit safely and comfortably.
Police, doctors, firefighters and electricity workers will be available all day and night.
A control room will watch security and the movement of crowds.
Medical camps, ambulances and wheelchairs will be placed near the waiting lines.
Officials will also arrange drinking water, toilets, cleanliness and traffic control.
Drones and 100 CCTV cameras are planned to improve security.
Buses may run between Kanipakam and Chittoor every 10 minutes during the festival.
The annual Brahmotsavams at Sri Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy temple will run from September 14 to October 10.
Collector Sumit Kumar directed revenue, police, health, fire, electricity and other departments to coordinate festival preparations.
A 24-hour control room will oversee security and crowd movement, with round-the-clock personnel deployments.
Plans include medical camps, ambulances, wheelchairs, sanitation, drinking water, mobile toilets, traffic management and uninterrupted power.
Officials proposed drones, 100 additional CCTV cameras and buses between Kanipakam and Chittoor every 10 minutes.
- Who
- Chittoor District Collector Sumit Kumar, temple authorities, police, the local MLA and officials from multiple departments.
- What
- Officials planned coordinated arrangements for the annual Sri Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Brahmotsavams.
- When
- The festival is scheduled for September 14 to October 10; the coordination meeting was held on Saturday.
- Where
- Sri Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy temple and other identified locations in Kanipakam, including the bus stand and Kalyana Katta.
- Why
- To ensure the smooth conduct of the festival, improve security and provide services for devotees.
- Festival dates
- September 14 to October 10
- Meeting chair
- Chittoor District Collector Sumit Kumar chaired the coordination meeting.
- Control room
- A 24-hour control room is planned under the RDO, DSP and temple executive officer, with round-the-clock security monitoring.
- Emergency services
- Medical camps, qualified doctors, ambulances, wheelchairs and emergency medical teams are planned near queue lines.
- Security technology
- Officials proposed drone surveillance and steps to procure 100 CCTV cameras.
- Public facilities
- Plans include sanitation, safe drinking water, mobile toilets, uninterrupted power and traffic management.
- Transport proposal
- RTC buses were proposed between Kanipakam and Chittoor every 10 minutes during the festivities.
