Tourism Minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao on Thursday said the Annavaram temple would be given a facelift under the Centrally-sponsored Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) at a cost of ₹48 crore.
At a press conference, the Minister said under temple tourism, development of Srisailam temple had been taken up at a cost of ₹50 lakh and another ₹50 lakh was sanctioned under the Central scheme for development of Simhachalam temple. Now, the famed temple at Annavaram was selected for implementation of PRASAD, he informed.