After after a six-year-old girl died from a leopard attack, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to allow children below 15 years of age to trek through the Alipiri and Srivari Mettu routes in Tirumala only from 5 am to 2 pm.
The TTD has also decided that two-wheelers will only be allowed from 6 am to 6 pm on both ghat roads. These two decisions will remain until further orders from the TTD board.