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The Hindu
26-05-2025
- The Hindu
Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan to perform bhumi puja for ₹98 crore ‘Akhanda Godavari' project
Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan will perform bhumi puja for the Akhanda Godavari project, for which the Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned ₹98 crore under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), in the first week of June in Rajamahendravaram City, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Tourism Kandula Durgesh said here on Monday (May 26). The mega tourism project is envisaged to beautify the Havelock Bridge across the river Godavari between Kovvuru and Rajamahendravaram. A glass walk and other attractions on the bridge are a few facilities proposed to be built on the bridge, which was commissioned in 1897 and abandoned by the Indian Railways. 'A tent city on an island, Bridge Lanka, at the Havelock bridge location, tourist attractions in the Kadiyam flower nurseries and Kovvur and Nidadavolu are part of the Akhanda Godavari project, which will be commissioned before the commencement of Godavari Pushkarams-2027,' Mr. Durgesh said in a press conference. All the ghats, primarily Pushkar Ghat, will also be renovated as part of the beautification component of the project.
The Hindu
14-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
New pipeline works to divert drainage water from river Godavari to be completed soon: MLA
Rajamahendravaram City MLA Adireddy Srinivas on Wednesday announced that replacement of the existing three-kilometre-long pipeline to divert the flow of drainage water into river Godavari would be completed soon. Mr. Srinivas inspected the ongoing work to replace the 15-year-old pipeline system that aims to divert the drainage water from flowing into the river Godavari. Addressing the officials, Mr. Srinivas said, 'The new pipeline with be laid at a cost of ₹1.2 crore from the 15th Finance Commission grant.' The MLA also directed the officials to speed up the drainage pipeline work as part of preparation for the Godavari Pushkarams-2027. At present, the Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation collects Godavari water at Pushkar Ghat for purification purpose.
The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Godavari riverfront development plan works commence in Rajamahendravaram City
The Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) kick-started works of the ₹8 crore Godavari Riverfront Development Plan along the banks of river Godavari, in preparation for the Godavari Pushkarams in 2027 with a bhumi puja ceremony. As part of the river-front development, 22 parks with supporting infrastructure will be developed along the banks of the river Godavari. Additionally, East Godavari Collector P. Prasanthi, announced that the Centre has granted ₹100 crore for the Akhanda Godavari project and works would begin soon. Of this ₹97 crore would be spent on the beautification and development of infrastructure facilities within the Rajamahendravaram city. RMC Commissioner Ketan Garg said that works worth ₹128 crore related to the Godavari Pushkarams-2027 are currently underway in the city. Attending the bhumi puja for the river-front development works were Rajamahendravaram MLA Adireddi Srinivas, Rajanagaram MLA B. Balarama Krishna, Rajamahendravaram Urban Development Authority Chairman Boddu Venkataramana Chowdary and other public representatives.
