The first stone for the construction of a mega temple dedicated to Shri Lord Venkateshwara at Ulwe in Navi Mumbai was laid on Wednesday in the presence of senior Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials and industrialist Gautam Singhania, news agency PTI reported.

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer J Shyamala Rao, Executive Officer of TTD, and Venkaiah Choudhary, Additional Executive Officer of the trust, were present at the event.