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Hans India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hans India
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
3 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.
Hans India
3 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Bandar port will start ops from July 2026
Vijayawada: Minister for Mines & Geology Kollu Ravindra on Saturday said that Bandar port would start functioning from July 2026. He said the port would increase employment opportunities for local youth. Participating in the Machilipatnam Beach Festival on Saturday, the minister said that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan had been taking steps to create employment opportunities for youth and accelerate economic growth in State. The minister said that the Masula Beach Festival was organised from 2014, but later the YSRCP government neglected the festival. The Minister said that a detailed project report (DPR) had been prepared for the development of tourism in Machilipatnam under the Centre's Swadeshi Darshan scheme. He said entrepreneurs were coming forward to develop resorts at Manginapudi beach. He said players from 29 States attended the national beach kabaddi championship in this year's festival. District Collector DK Balaji, SP R Gangadhara Rao and other officials participated in the beach festival on the second day on Saturday.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
Police interact with tourists, enquires about facilities in Masula Beach Festival
The Krishna police, who have arranged elaborate bandobust for the ongoing Masula Beach Festival, sought the opinion of tourists about the security along the Manginapudi beach on Saturday. Police personnel patrolling on and off the shore were seen alerting tourists from entering the deeper parts of the the sea. Superintendent of Police R. Gangadhar Rao visited the beach and enquired with tourists from different places about the facilities and security provided for them. The SP directed the Marine police, swimmers, Fire and the SDRF personnel to take all measures to prevent drowning. The swimmers explained to him that boats, life jackets, ropes, dragon lights and other life saving equipment have been readied. Mr. Gangadhar Rao said public addressing systems have been arranged and drones and CCTV cameras were being used to prevent crime during the beach festival. 'Tight security has been arranged on the beach and enroute Manginapudi beach from Machilipatnam, particularly at night, and at the parking places' the police officers said. 'Instructions have been given to conduct foot and vehicle patrolling on the beach. Security has been stepped up at the bus and railway stations and at other public places across Machilipatnam,' the SP added. Meanwhile, the SDRF and the Marine police have enhanced security on the beach as more tourists are expected to attend Masula Beach Festival on the last day on Sunday, the police said.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Competitors from 17 States take part in sea kayaking
VIJAYAWADA: Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra on Friday said Manginapudi Beach is poised to become a prime destination for water sports. He was speaking after inaugurating the National Sea Kayaking Championship during the ongoing Masula Beach Festival. Competitors from 17 States participated in the national-level event, marking the festival's second day. Highlighting the beach's potential, the Minister said the State government is committed to developing it into a leading venue for water and beach sports, leveraging its natural coastal advantages. Earlier in the day, Minister Ravindra and Krishna District Collector DK Balaji launched helicopter joyrides, offering aerial views of the beach and nearby attractions. The Minister also inspected traffic and festival arrangements from the air. The evening saw vibrant cultural events including music, light-and-sound shows, and food courts serving multi-cuisine fare. Stalls featuring regional treats like Bandar Laddu and West Godavari specials drew large crowds, with thousands enjoying the festivities.
