NELLORE: Andhra Pradesh has approved Rs 618.70 crore from the Common Good Fund for renovation, restoration and reconstruction work at 499 temples across 28 districts, one of the state's largest current programmes aimed at upgrading religious institutions and preserving older shrines. The Rs 618.70-crore package represents the first phase of a wider temple-development initiative, Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said. Nandyal received the largest allocation in the f