TTD to bear additional cost of golden chariot at Kanipakkam temple
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Yet in one other show of glorious camaraderie TTD has come ahead to bear the additional cost concerned within the making of a golden chariot to the temple of Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka swamy in Kanipakkam which is anticipated to run over a pair of crore.
It was in 2008 that Kanipakkam devasthanam determined to get a golden chariot readied with the assistance of TTD and likewise had deposited ₹ 1 crore into the latter’s account in February 2010 in direction of the preliminary bills.
Unfortunately, the proposal failed to make any headway for the explanations greatest identified to each the events and after a protracted hiatus the Kanipakkam Devasthanam as per the understanding reached with TTD deposited one other ₹ 5 crore into the latter’s account in October 2019 in direction of the making of chariot.
As per the settlement reached, TTD would take up gold gilding works to the copper decorative design overlaying the present wood chariot. About 15 kilograms of gold was estimated to into the making of the bold chariot and the entire cost was pegged at ₹ 7.15 crore which included the cost of supplies, labor and centage expenses and so on., in accordance to the figures finalized in October 2019.
Though it was initially thought to procure the required gold (22 Ct.) from MMTC, Hyderabad and copper sheets, nuts and bolts apart from labor by method of e-tenders the TTD on the suggestions of its works committee modified its thoughts and determined to use its personal gold mendacity idle within the coffers by in search of approval of the federal government.
Accordingly, the federal government handed a G.O. on twenty seventh February 2020 allowing TTD to draw required gold from its treasury following which the Kanipakkam devasthanam was requested to deposit the steadiness quantity of ₹ 1.15 crore into its account for taking over the works.
Meanwhile, the Kanipakkam authorities in a letter final September, requested TTD to think about gold charges prevalent exactly on the dates (15-02-2010 and 10-10-2019) on which the quantities have been deposited as a substitute of counting on the current gold cost given the humongous impression it will have on its funds because it feared the entire cost to spiral up to over ₹ 7.83 crore as in opposition to ₹ 5.47 crore even when the date (27-02-2020) on which the G.O. was handed was considered.
Taking a realistic strategy to the reliable request of Kanipakkam devasthanam the TTD board throughout its assembly final November lastly authorised to think about the gold fee as per the Chennai Bullion Market on the respective dates of realization of ₹ 1 crore and ₹ 5 crore that have been deposited by them into its account.
