Masula Beach Fest abuzz with tourists on Day 3
VIJAYAWADA: The Masula Beach Festival is witnessing an unprecedented influx of tourists and visitors on Saturday, the third day of the event. Visitors in large numbers from across the two Telugu States thronged the Manginapudi beach to have the amazing experience, recreation and spend time with families in a delightful way.
Many visitors were seen having fun with the sea waters, alongside having a taste of delicious multi-cuisine food.
Elders, youth and children were seen enjoying paragliding and helicopter riding. With this huge turnout, around 7 km traffic jam occurred on the way to the beach festival. Thousands of cars, motorcycles and other means of transport vehicles were stuck in traffic. Responding to the situation, Krishna District Superintendent of Police (SP) R Gangadhara Rao swung into action to regulate the traffic.
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4-day Masula Beach Festival concludes on grand note
Vijayawada: The four-day Masula Beach Festival which started on June 5 ended on Sunday on a grand note with lakhs of visitors enjoying the fun and frolic. Youngsters, children and adults attended the beach festival and enjoyed the sports, games, adventure sports, food stalls, shopping and entertainment games. Adventure sports like speed boating and heliride are some more attractions at the Beach festival. The State government has organised the mega beach festival with fanfare to promote tourism and attract the tourists. The visitiors enjoyed watching the Beach Kabaddi, Beach volleyball and participating in the heliride, para gliding and boat riding in the sea. Several hundred stalls were installed to promote and sell the handicrafts, Kalamkari materials, APCO and handloom clothes, Kondapalli and Lepakshi toys etc. Food stalls are another major attraction at the Beach festivals as visitors enjoyed delicious dishes and food iteams like famous Bandar Laddu and Bandar Halva. Sea food curries were another special item served at makeshift stalls and hotels. Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra took special initiative to conduct the beach festival on a grand note. Tourism Minister Kandula Duresh, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P Narayana, Revenue Minister A Satya Prasad, officials of the revenue, police, cultural departments and others visited the festival and monitored the arrangements. Cultural programmes particularly the Kuchipudi dance performed by the dancers were the special attraction. The visitors enjoyed the adventures sports and toys arranged at the festival. Youngsters enjoyed the Giant wheel, Columbus, Train and others. Krishna District Collector DK Balaji and SP R Gangadhara Rao took special initiative to conduct the beast festival in a succesful manner without major untoward incidents. Special protection was made near the beach to prevent drowning and mishaps. Police and marine police teams and expert swimmers were put on alert at the beaches to check untoward incidents. Minister Ravindra said the State government was considering the option of conducting the Masula Beach Festival every year and thanked the government, district officials and the visitors for making the festival a grand success.
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- New Indian Express
Masula Beach Fest abuzz with tourists on Day 3
VIJAYAWADA: The Masula Beach Festival is witnessing an unprecedented influx of tourists and visitors on Saturday, the third day of the event. Visitors in large numbers from across the two Telugu States thronged the Manginapudi beach to have the amazing experience, recreation and spend time with families in a delightful way. Many visitors were seen having fun with the sea waters, alongside having a taste of delicious multi-cuisine food. Elders, youth and children were seen enjoying paragliding and helicopter riding. With this huge turnout, around 7 km traffic jam occurred on the way to the beach festival. Thousands of cars, motorcycles and other means of transport vehicles were stuck in traffic. Responding to the situation, Krishna District Superintendent of Police (SP) R Gangadhara Rao swung into action to regulate the traffic.
The Hindu
5 days ago
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Visitors flock Masula Beach Festival to experience a spectrum of fun
Minister for Mines, Geology and Excise Kollu Ravindra on Saturday said the government was keen on promoting Manginapudi beach in Machilipatnam as a premier tourist destination. Speaking at the ongoing Masula Beach Festival-2025, he said the visitors can engage in an array of activities designed to showcase the region's cultural and recreational significance. He said the event offered exciting adventure and sports activities like water sports and beach games such as beach volleyball, beach football, paragliding and heli-riding. Celebrating a rich cultural tapestry and culinary expedition, a series of cultural programmes are planned to keep the crowds entertained and a diverse range of food items from across the country have come under one roof, he said. Sharing his personal experience, the Minister said the beach appeared even more magnificent when paragliding. He, along with Andhra Pradesh Sports Authority chairman A. Ravi Naidu and A.P. State Road Transport Corporation chairman Konakalla Narayana Rao, visited the place and monitored the smooth conduct of events. Later, at the kayaking event, he congratulated Arjuna awardee and kayaking coach Jayant Kumar and distributed jerseys to the kayaking participants. He said kayaking would be an annual event on the beach, and very soon, national and international competitions would also be organised at this place. Mr. Ravi Naidu said organising regular sports events on the beach will enhance the reputation of the historically significant beach and groom local sports talent into national and international athletes. RTC chairman Narayana Rao said free bus services were available from Machilipatnam to Manginapudi beach and encouraged people to utilise this facility to become part of a joyful experience at the beach festival. On the inaugural day, Minister Tourism Kandula Durgesh said active efforts were being made to secure more funds from the Centre to initiate new tourism projects for the State and make it a tourist hub. Special Chief Secretary, Department of Tourism Ajay Jain, Krishna district Collector D.K. Balaji and others were present at the inaugural. The four-day festival, which started on June 5, is drawing large crowds, and elaborate arrangements have been made for their safety. A combination of water sports like kayaking, parasailing and speed boat rides, along with cultural programmes and other activities, has significantly enhanced the excitement quotient in the vicinity. These attractions provide a variety of experiences, appealing to both adventure seekers and those interested in cultural events.
