NTR Beach Festival kakinada from December 19-21

Beach festival December 2017 Kakinada Everyone in the city is very much excited about our grand event "NTR BEACH FESTIVAL". As all of us know that event will start on 19th December and end on 21st December. But a lot of questions raising regarding the festival.

Food Stalls:

25 food stalls will serve wide varieties with all tastes of both Veg and Non-Veg from 10 am to 12 pm

Play Area for Children:

Play area with fun activities games etc. for children of all ages.

Water Sports:

The beach festival offers water sports activities like

Bumper ride

Jet Skies

Water zorbing

Banana Boat Ride

Sand Art:

The artists work with sand to depict a theme that mesmerizes the audience.

Dog Show:

20 breeds of dogs will be shown to the people which give the chance to play with the different breeds of dogs.

Time: 2 pm to 6 pm

Adventure Sports:

The Kakinada Beach Festival is the place for the People who crave for adventure. It offers various adventure sports like

Paramotoring

Parasailing

Paragliding

Trampoline

Rock climbing

Heli Joy Ride

Timings: 10.00 AM To 5.30 PM

Rate per Head: Rs. 2,500/- (All Inclusive)

Dates: 19-12-2017 to 21-12-2017


Paramotor - Standard Flying

Timings: 6.30 AM To 6.00 PM

Adult: Rs. 1,500/-

Child: Rs. 1,500/-

Dates: 17-12-2017 to 21-12-2017

Paramotor - Aerobatics Flying

From 6.30 AM To 6.00 PM

Adult: Rs. 2,500/-

Child: Rs. 2,500/-

Dates: 17-12-2017 to 21-12-2017


Parasailing

From 6.30 AM To 6.00 PM

Adult: Rs.700/-

Child: Rs. 700/-

Dates 17-12-2017 to 21-12-2017

Entertainment

19th December - SPB Musical Night

On 19th December legendary playback singer S.P.Balasubramanyam, the musical night will start at 5 pm. SP Balasubramanyam is a veteran singer, for the past thirty years. He is best known for his unique style of singing.

Time: 5 pm

20th December - Star Night

On 20th December Vande Mataram Srinivas, Geetha Madhuri, Sunita Upadrashta, Hemachandra, Sravana Bhargavi, Simha, Usha, Dhananjay, Sri Krishna will entertain with their songs.

Time: 5 pm

21st December - AR Rahman Live Concert

On 20th December AR Rahman will perform along with the selected participants from the 'Share ARR Stage' Competitions.

Time: 7:30 pm

All the three days Entry free for everyone

Venue: NTR Beach, Kakinada (12 km from Railway Station and 10 km from RTC Bus Complex)

In a three day event, Legendary playback Singer SP Balu Musical Night and Music maestro AR Rahman Live concert will be the highlight of the event. We can say this time Beach festival is going to be the feast for Music lovers.

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Hyderabad metro rail will be inaugurated by PM Modi

Hyderabad Metro Rail: The Hyderabad Metro Rail will be inaugurated  by PM Narendra Modi on November 28.

Hyderabad’s Metro project Highlights:

1. The opening will set a record as no other Metro project in India has rolled out operations in such a long stretch in one go after inauguration. The project is set to get operational soon on the Miyapur-Ameerpet (13km) of corridor-I and Ameerpet-Nagole (17km) segment of corridor-III.

2. The Rs 14,000 crore project was planned with three corridors in Hyderabad. However, the inaugural 30 km stretch is made up of sections of two different intersecting corridors that connect two ends of the city. The Metro trains and the related infrastructure has especially been made disabled friendly with multiple ramps at stations and platforms, grabhold in Metros, high contrast signboards for the visually impaired as well as ticket vending machines to help the speech impaired.

3. CMRS has approved the section connecting Mettuguda and SR Nagar via :Ameerpet Interchange Metro Station. This will allow LTMHRL to operate Metro trains from Nagole to Miyapur via Ameerpet seamlessly. CMRS approval for commissioning stage 1 — Nagole to Mettuguda and stage 2 — Miyapur to SR Nagar has already been secured by the LTMHRL

4. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the first phase of the project.

5. The Hyderabad Metro project is also expected to eventually adopt driver-less Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) technology on all of its three corridors. L&T has in the past 2-3 years carried out successful trial runs of this technology on this line as well. However, for now, the Metro corporation will stick to locomotive pilots running the Metro trains till the passengers get accustomed to the technology.

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Hyderabad Rockathon

The 6th Hyderabad Rockathon is being organised by the Society to Save Rocks, in association with the Great Hyderabad Adventure Club (GHAC). It is a day long event that caters to all age groups for a fun time in the rocks combining adventure, fitness and rock awareness. To be held on 12th November, 2017. The venue will be the beautiful rocky hill of Fakhruddingutta (Khajaguda) behind Lanco Hills in Manikonda.
The programmes will be manifold from adventurous (rappelling and zip-lining, trail-biking, rock walks and bouldering) to educational (Rock Quiz, Snake Awareness Programme) to pure fun (Rock Balancing, Treasure Hunt, Slack Lining, Rock Tattoos and Rock Selfies). There will be activities for every age and every level.

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Visakhapatnam-Kakinada sea cruise

Visakhapatnam-Kakinada sea cruise

If everything goes according to plans, the much-hyped Vizag-Kakinada sea cruise will be operational in the next few weeks. Officials from the tourism department are currently studying the viabilities of the project and a trial run was held about a week ago from Kakinada to Vizag.

A 40-seater glass-domed ship will be introduced and the fare of the cruise will be higher than the existing fare of both bus and train, the officials said. The sea route distance between Vizag and Kakinada is nearly 70 nautical miles or 130 kilometres.

The jetty at the lighthouse of Kakinada port at Uppada will accommodate the cruise liners in Kakinada while the slipway passenger jetty of Visakhapatnam Port Trust near Fishing Harbour will anchor the vessel locally.

R Sreeramulu Naidu, executive director of AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) for Visakhapatnam, said the Vizag-Kakinada sea cruise will be one of the first such projects taken up by the corporation in the state. Till date, the corporation operates river cruises, he said, hoping that the cruise would attract tourists to the blue waters of Bay of Bengal and the panoramic beauty of Konaseema and Eastern Ghats.

Naidu further said apart from the Vizag-Kakinada sea cruise, the corporation also plans to run a passenger ship from Rushikonda beach to the deep sea as part of the beach tourism plan. "The trial runs and studies for the both Rushikonda-deep sea tour and Vizag to Kakinada cruise are almost complete. The projects will be operational soon," Naidu added.

On the other hand, a senior official from tourism department said the Vizag-Kakinada sea cruise could have been operational by this time but that it was delayed due to the strong opposition from the fishermen at Fishing Harbour where the slipway jetty is located. The fishermen believed the tourism ship would spoil their livelihood by imposing restrictions, the official said.

source : timesofindia.

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Buddhist Monuments - Guntupalli and jeelakarragudem Caves

Buddhist Monuments - Guntupalli

Jeelakarragudem, village belonging to Guntupalle is located at the distance of 6.4 kms from Kamarvarapukota and 47 kms from Eluru, westgodavari.

Guntupalli is dotted with some of the finest specimens of monolithic and structural Buddhist remains datable to the 3rd-2nd century BC to 5th-6th century AD. The important monuments located are: rock cut temple or vritta chaitya, large monastery, small monastery, brick chaitya, ruined mandapa, stone stupa and cluster of votive stupas.
Rock cut Temple(Vritta Chaitya): Datable to the 3rd-2nd century BC, the vritta chaitya is circular on plan and enshrines a rock cut votive stupa provided with a small circumambulatory path around it. Locally known as Dharmalingeswara, it has vaulted domical ceiling marked by carved ribs while its exterior shows an arched facade, with ornamental rafts resembling famous Sudama and Lamasrishi caves of Bihar.
Large Monastery: Excavated into the sandstone cliff, the monastery contains a series of cells of varying dimensions meant for the monks to live in. It has a main entrance with the windows on sides, a narrow terrace and verandah. Both the entrances as well as the widows invariably bear arched facades akin to that of vritta chaitya. Marked by its simplicity the entire monastery is devoid of any ornamentation or decoration and thus attributed to the earliest Buddhist monastic architecture. Some of the cells were provided with deep cut channels to facilitate the rainwater drain in to a natural fissure located on the backside of the monastery.
Small Monastery: This rock cut vihara, located at a higher elevation of the hill is relatively smaller in dimension. In all there are five cells in it, which are crudely excavated and some remained unfinished. Due to the ravages of nature its façade was badly affected leaving behind traces of gables on it.
Group of Stupas: Located on one of the terraces of hilltop and numbering more than sixty, these votive stupas erected on different occasions and time frames vary in their shape, size and mode of construction. Fashioned out of stone and also in brick, these votive stupas were set up on stone or brick basements. Amongst them are also seen small apsidal and circular votive chaityas.
Stone stupa: Datable to the 2nd century BC, this stupa with block stone veneering was subjected to partial excavations in the last quarter of 19th century. Considerable damage was done to its dome by the treasure hunters even before the excavations. The dome measures 2.62m height and 4.88m dia was erected over a circular basement. The excavations have yielded a stone relic casket containing gold and rock crystal.
Ruined Mandapa: The monument, presently represented by four standing broken stumps of the pillars was once supposed to be part of a large pillared assembly hall meant for the monks. An inscribed stone pillar retrieved during the clearance work speaks of the existence of a pillared mandapa, which received donations from the 1st to 5th century AD. The dimension of the original assembly hall was estimated as 56 ft.x34ft and was provided with entrance porches on eastern and western sides respectively.
Circular Brick Chaitya Griha: Datable to C. 3rd-2nd century BC, it is at the eastern extreme of the hill over an elevated terrace, approached by a long flight of stone steps. A record of an upasika datable to 2nd-1st century BC refers to the setting up of these stone steps at the entrance platform. Its external diameter is 11 m and has an imposing adhistana. The wall of chaityagriha rises to 80 cm height and measure 2.14 m wide. It houses a stupa at the center. The circumambulatory path around the stupa is 1.38 m wide.

Buddhist Monuments.

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World Tourism Day celebrations at RK Beach, Visakhapatnam

VISAKHAPATNAM: The state-wide World Tourism Day -2017 is celebrating at RK Beach, Vizag on September 27. 6 days event Dasaravali will be held at RK Beach.This festival will continue from September 27th to till October 2nd.
Cultural programmes showcasing orchestra, dances from Uttarandhra, Odisha and Sambalpur, magic show, folk theatre would be held from 4 pm onwards.
Food courts would be set up at R K Beach while the night bazar at Shilparamam would commence on September 27.  

 

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Indian Photography Festival (IPF) Hyderabad-2017

The Indian Photography Festival (IPF), which will started on September 8 in Hyderabad, Madhapur, the festival spreads its wings wider this time with 525 photographers from 40 countries.
Pitched as a non-profit initiative by the Light Craft Foundation in association with Telangana Tourism, the fest brings together images across a spectrum of genres, from portraits to landscape, abstracts to news photographs. The photo fest is built in collaboration with photo agencies across the globe to facilitate cultural exchange. “This helps our photographers, particularly from Hyderabad, to showcase their work abroad. Earlier this year a few photographers exhibited their work in Georgia, last year we took the work to Auckland and Sydney and we are in talks to showcase in Slovenia in addition to China,” says Aquin Mathews, festival director.

Key exhibitions
Before it’s too late by Mathieu Willcocks (UK)
Landscape by Cecilia Paredes (Peru)
Philippines Drug Wars by Kate Geraghty (Australia)
Celebrity portraits by the photographers from Sydney Morning Herald
The Rescue by Francesco Giusti (Italy)
The Hungry Tide by Swastik Pal (India)
Empathy by Sudharak Olwe (India)
Head On Photo Festival (Australia)
Water by Hikari Creative — IPF Portrait Prize (India)
Venues: State Gallery of Art, The Gallery café, Srishti Art Gallery, Inorbit Mall, Goethe Zentrum, IIT Hyderabad, Saamanya Shastram, Shilparamam, Chowmahalla Palace, Lamakaan and Deja Brew Art Café.
IPF opens on September 21, 5pm, at State Gallery of Art, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur, and will continue till October 8. For a detailed schedule and to register for workshops, look up www.indianphotofest.com

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World’s tallest giant wheel soon in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati

AMARAVATI: Euro Destination India (UDI) has come forward to set up the world’s tallest  Giant Wheel at an estimated cost of `440 crore in the capital city of Amaravati of Andhra Pradesh. The UDI will set up the giant wheel. While Italy-based Fabbri Group will extend the necessary technological support for setting up the Ferris Wheel, Turkey-based Polin Water Park will be the partners in developing the surroundings of the giant wheel as a tourist attraction as part of Amaravati Tourism.

UDI managing director M Krishna Rao and Fabbri Group president Gianluca gave a presentation to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, which will be developed in three phases.Currently the 167.6 m (550-foot) Ferris Wheel in Las Vegas of US is the world’s tallest giant wheel.

The Chief Minister named for the giant wheel as ‘Amaravati Buddha Chakra’.

Image source: Pinterest

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India's first Hyperloop in Andhra Pradesh to connect Amravati and Vijaywada

AMARAVATI:
An hour-long journey between Vijayawada and Amaravati, could well become a Five minute affair thanks to the agreement signed by Andhra Pradesh government with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT). Under the agreement, HTT will develop a Hyperloop transportation route between the cities of Amaravati and Vijaywada, reducing the one-hour trip to as little as just Five minutes, if successful. The agreement will employ a public private partnership model funded primarily from private sources to fund its construction.

The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (AP-EDB) and the US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Amaravati. The MoU was signed by HTT chairman and co-founder Bibop Gresta and AP-EDB CEO J Krishna Kishore. While an official release on the MoU did not disclose the probable cost of the project, Krishna Kishore told ET that the project will involve little over $200 Mn of investment and take a year or so to complete it once all the approvals and Right of Way were in place.

If all goes well, this could be the first Hyperloop project to be implemented in India. HTT says it expects to generate 2,500 jobs during the project. The two-phase plan includes first conducting a feasibility study beginning in October, which is expected to last around six months. In phase 2, the actual construction of the Hyperloop  will begin.

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INS KURSURA – VIZAG, ASIA’S FIRST SUBMARINE MUSEUM

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Heli tourism / Helicopter tourism soon in Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada, Tirupati , Vizag )

AMARAVATI: To improve Heli tourism in the State, the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department signed a MoU with New Delhi-based Mak Aerospace and Aviation Pvt Ltd.

As part of the agreement, services will be started in Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam shortly.

Helicopter services include joy rides, packages, Heli-taxi services, packaging with wedding plans in Tirupati and aerial reconnaissance and disaster management. 

In the initial stage, the helicopters shall be six-seaters (Bell 206 L4 / Bell 407). Gradually,  the number of seats will be increased realising the full potential of Heli-tourism and air-connectivity in the State.
The tourism department has assured to provide all infrastructure support to Mak Aerospace and Aviation Pvt Ltd to carry out the operations. Infrastructure support includes the necessary helipads in the areas of operation, passenger holding area, control room and security/screening facility. 

Mak Aerospace and Aviation Pvt Ltd will be responsible for ticketing, promotion and executing all commercial operations with the support of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department.

“The MoU will help in boosting tourism services in the State. We shall extend our full support to ensure smooth implementation of this initiative. Heli-tourism will provide a good opportunity for locals and tourists to explore weekend getaways in a convenient manner,”.

courtesy: http://www.newindianexpress.com

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Bhavani Island,vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Krishna River- Bhavi island:

Perhaps one of the largest islands on a river, Bhavani Island is located on Krishna River close to the city. AP Tourism is converting this 133-acre (54 hectare) island into an attractive tourist spot and a River Front Resort.It would become an icon to our new capital, Amaravati.

 The floating restaurant in the river operated by Goa-based Champions Yatch Club. many adventure games and other activities are happening in this place. Mainly water sports at include speeding boats, jet skii, banana boat, bumper boat,  pedal boats, zorbing, water ride, boat ride and others.

 Various packages available for the visitors. The package are of Rs. 300 which includes a ride in a water roller, rifle shooting, archery, low rope course, wine traverse, zip line, climbing wall and spider web. Net cricket is available for Rs. 50 (for two overs) and Rs. 100 (for 5 overs). Water sports at the island include a speed boat, sea liner, jet ski, bumper boats and banana boats. The fare of Banana Boat is Rs.200 per person. The cost of Swan Boat is Rs.150 per person. The cost of Jetskii is Rs.300 per person. The cost of Water Balloon is Rs.100 per person.

APTDC is operating joy trips to the tourists. There are other boats like American Pontoon Boat,  Speed boat, Jet Skie Water Scooter, Para-sailing.

The other attractions include, cruises, Banana boats, floating restaurant, floating golf court.

                                                         

                                                         

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Punnami at Orvakal First full moon festival,Kurnool, India

AMARAVTI: The Andhra Pradesh state is all set to host Punnami Orvakal, the first ever full moon festival at Orvakal, in Orvakal Rock Garden, Kurnool, India.

The three-day festival will commence on June 9 on a grand-scale amidst the three billion-year-old rock formations of Orvakal, an ideal weekend getaway for visitors from Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Tourism Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya launched the festival campaign by marking the first registration on the festival more details visit event website: http://punnamiap.com.

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India's First Solar Boat Aditya in Kerala

The first solar ferry boat ‘Aaditya’ in India was launched in the 2.5-km Vaikom-Tavanakkadavu sector recently. even as the Kerala state government sought Central financial assistance to roll out 10 more such passenger boats as part of its aim to replace the existing fleet of diesel boats with solar-powered ones.

The State Water Transport Department will daily operate 22 schedules of the solar ferry between 7 am and 7 pm. During peak hours, the boat, which has 78 roof-top solar panels, will conduct services at a 10-minute interval and 15 minutes at other times. Two electric motors and a lithium battery is used in the boat. The boat is 20 metre long and seven metre wide. It can travel at a speed of 14km per hour. When the ordinary boats takes 15 minutes to reach Thavanakkadavu from Vaikom, the solar boat will take only half that time.

 The construction of the Rs 1.50-crore boat took nearly two years. The boat has a seating capacity of 75. The boat was manufactured based on the studies conducted at the ship technology department of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat).

 Hope soon will expect Andhra pradesh tourism to launch solar ferry boat in Krishna river banks, amaravti, Andhra pradesh.

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BUS CUM BOAT by ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM in KRISHNA RIVER, VIJAYAWADA

AMARAVATI - AMPHIBIOUS  VEHICLE TRANSPORT

The long-awaited amphibious vehicle, launched by Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Imagine the fun of a ride in an amphibious bus, a vehicle that becomes a means of transport on land as well as on (or under) water.

The bus-cum-boat will float in the Krishna river initially for a joy ride. “But in the days to come, it’ll take people from the Punnami ghat to Pavithra Sanghamam via several popular stopovers en route.

The plan is to provide tourists a new view to the exotic locales in and around Vijayawada in the vehicle which moves smoothly from wide open spaces to an aquatic wonder land.

Tour Details:

The tour will start in a clockwise direction from the Berm Park,in Bhavanipuram. The tourists will take a joy ride in the Krishna and transit on to land in the same bus to Lotus hotel before taking in the grand and historic sights of Undavalli Caves, the Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, A.P. Secretariat, Uddandarayapalem and Sri Shiva Kshetra.

The boat will stop at the APTDC dock-II which will have amenities like a food court, a souvenir shop and a repair and maintenance shed. From here, the boat ride will continue in the Krishna on way to the Pavithra Sanghamam which will have similar amenities like a museum, a food court, a ticket counter, waiting lounge and souvenir shops. It will then reach Sri Durga Malleswara Swamivarla Devasthanam before returning to the starting point at Bhavanipuram.

An alternative route will begin from Pavithra Sangamam in an anti-clockwise direction, moving through the APTDC dock-II, followed by Shiva Kshetram, Uddandarayapalem, A.P. Secretariat, Sri Panankala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple and Undavalli Caves with a stop at the Lotus hotel and APTDC dock before proceeding to the Durga temple.

To begin with, the Tourism wing may launch six such vehicles. “The CRDA has asked for two amphibious buses to cater to the transport needs of the Secretariat staff. Each vehicle has a seating capacity for 16 people,”.

courtesy: http://www.thehindu.com

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Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) makes history with successful PSLV C-37

Indian Space Research Organisation  (Isro) to launch a record 104 satellites including Cartosat-2 in a single mission today(February 15) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

The satellites, to be launched at 9.28 am, will be the highest number to be launched in a single mission. While the Isro’s current record stands at 20 satellites in 2016, Russia achieved global distinction in this regard by launching 37 in 2014.

Of the 104 spacecraft, three are Indian satellites of the Cartosat-2 series. The others are nanosatellites from Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA.

Cartosat-2 series satellites – equipped with panchromatic and multispectral image sensors – are earth observation spacecraft that provide remote sensing services. Data captured by these satellites can be used to monitor road networks, map land use and effect proper water distribution.

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Gandikota Festival

Gandikota Heritage Festival to held on  February 18 and 19th. The Andhra Pradesh state Tourism department is going to conduct this festival as Gandikota Heritage Festival.The festival is aimed at showcasing the importance of Kadapa district.

Festival balloons would be released in Kadapa, Proddatur, Jammalamadugu and Gandikota and ‘Adigo adigo alladigo Gandikota gatha vaibhavam’ theme song, written by professor Easwar Reddy of Yogi Vemana University and sung by Srikanth of Kadapa district would be played on February 18.

A quiz on tourism at C.P. Brown Library on February 13, kho kho and skipping competitions in the municipal stadium and elocution and essay- writing contests for juniors at Brown library on February 14, kabaddi and wrestling contests in the municipal stadium on February 15, cookery and rangoli contests in Kalakshetram on February 16.

Sobha yatra rallies with cultural troupes would be taken out from Kadapa and Proddatur on February 17 and Jammalamadugu on February 18.

The inaugural would comprise a classical dance, mimicry show by Siva Reddy, Kuchipudi dance by Khan team and Sangeetha Vibhavari by Gangadhar Sastry.

The programmes planned on the second day of Gandikota festival on February 19 were Kuchipudi, Kathak, Kathakali, Rajasthani and Odissi dance show by 20 dancers, dance ballet on Hanuman Chalisa by 62 artistes, Sri Venkateswara Vaibhavam play, musical nite by Vandemataram Srinivas and Qawwali programme by Moin Dilshad of Hyderabad.

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Konaseema Festival 2017

Konaseema Utsavam -2017:

After Kakinada Beach festival, East Godavari district administration is going to conduct another  festival i.e Konaseema  Festival / Konaseema  Utsavam in the scenic Konaseema area from February 24 to 27.
Deputy Chief Minister N. Chinarajappa said that the Konaseema Festival attracted tourists from all over the State. It would be conducted on the Muramalla river bank in I. Polavaram mandal. As a part of it, a special beach festival would be conducted in S. Yanam on February 25 and 26.
Volleyball tourney
A national-level volleyball tournament at Gollavelli village in Uppalaguptham mandal was also planned from February 24 to 28 to attract more tourists.

Mr. Chinarajappa directed the officials to make elaborate arrangements for organising special exhibitions on horticulture, fish culture and coconut products of the Konaseema area as part of the festival. The possibility of organising events such as DWCRA Bazaar and water sports should also be explored, he said.

District Collector H. Arun Kumar said the region, whose landscape is similar to that of Kerala, has vast tourism potential. He said proposals would be submitted to the Centre seeking funds for development of S. Yanam, Bodasakurru and Vasalathippa in the district as tourist spots.

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Amaravati Global Music and Dance Festival - 2017

Amaravati:  Amaravati Global Music and Dance Festival on the banks of river Krishna at Pavitra Sangamam on the outskirts of Vijayawada from  February 10 - February 13.

The 4 day mega event is being organised by the Andhra Pradesh government as part of its efforts to promote 'Brand Amaravati', coinciding with the National Women Parliament being held at the same venue from February 10-12.

Pavitra Sangamam is the confluence point of rivers Godavari and Krishna and the area is now being developed into a major tourist attraction in the capital region Amaravati.

The festival, scheduled from 5.30 pm to 10 pm on all four days, will feature Indian and Western classical music (orchestral), Bollywood, global fusion, folk and contemporary world music besides Indian classical dances.

"The festival is intended to present the popular global music and dancegenres. These art forms bring in peace and harmony by exposing us todifferent cultures and the idea is to attract the world audience to come and experience Amaravati,"

The opening day will see a Kathak performance by Pandit Birju Maharaj and Saswati Sen followed by the Kazakh State Philharmonic Orchestra led by violin maestro L Subramaniam.

It will be a Bollywood night on the 11th with dancers matching their steps to the mellifluous voice of Kavita Krishnamurti. Bhajan and ghazal singers Anup Jalota, Suresh Wadkar, Talat Aziz, Langas and Purno Das Baul will present 'Visions of India' through their renditions.

Reputed mother-daughter duo of Vyjayanthi Kashi and Prateeksha will take the stage on February 12 for a special Kuchipudi dance performance while ace percussionist Trilok Gurtu will also showcase his skills.

On the final day, the semi-classical Chhau dance form of eastern India will be presented followed by a global fusion by SubraMania duo of India along with international artistes Solo Cissokho and Jeno Lizstes.

The festival ends with a Kuchipudi dance ballet Mahalakshmi by actress Hema Malini and troupe at 8.15 PM on the concluding day.

The festival includes performances by other local artistes as well.
visit for more details: http://www.amaravatiglobalfest.com/

 p.c : Amaravati Global Music & Dance Festival

    National Women's Parliament -2017

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Naval operational Display - Navy Show at Punnami Ghat starts from today

First-ever event "Navy Show" in vijayawada is going to start from Feb2 - 5th Feb 2017. This event is organizing Andhra Pradesh tourism with colabiration of Indian Navy.
Visitors are enthralled to see the breath-taking feats performed by the Navy officials on the optimist and Hobie 16 boats dropping the divers into waters.

The rehearsal for operational demonstration would be conducted till February 2 and the full dress rehearsal is scheduled for Feb 3, while the final demonstration will be held on Feb 4 wherein Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and ENC Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral HSC Bisht will witness the performance.

On Feb 5, beating retreat will be held at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram from 5 pm. The show is free. However, the officials will provide passes to the public on first-come-first-serve basis.

“The Navy Operational Demonstrations offer an exposure of the Indian Navy activities to the civilian population/youth and the interaction with officials provides them with employment opportunities,” AP Tourism General Manager G Ramakrishna told ‘Express’.

The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) was directed to mobilise students from remote villages across the State to witness the naval operational demo. Various naval exercises will be demonstrated by the ships of the Eastern Fleet including the fleet support ship and oil-tankers, asymmetric threat, firing and underway replenishment or refuelling.

A photo exhibition will also be arranged near the venue to create awareness among the public. Documentaries featuring the naval operations will be a major attraction during the event.

Slithering operations by naval commandos will be performed from helicopters.

Plan your evenings to join us at Punnami River Front ,Amaravati,Vijayawada from 2nd Feb till 4th Feb.Watch the #MARCOS performing at Punnami River Front.

Navy Show Timings:

February 2nd : 4PM
February 3nd : 4PM
February 4th : 4PM 

source: newindianexpress.

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Floating hotel on Krishna river near Vijayawada

 A floating hotel, built on a mini ship, is planned by Amaravati Tourism Projects Limited to be stationed near Sangamam on the Krishna river upstream of Prakasam barrage near Vijayawada.

A. Bhavani Prasad, Director, said here on Saturday that his company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) at the partnership summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

 He said, "We are planning three projects - the floating hotel at an investment of Rs 20 crores, a service apartments project near Vijaywada at a cost of Rs 250 crores and a rope way project at Kotappakonda in Guntur district where the famous Trikuteswara Swami temple is located on the hill. The rope way project will entail investment of Rs 7.5 crores."

He said the floating hotel would be stationed at Sangamam (the confluence point) of the Krishnna and the Godavari. "The spot has acquired great importance of late, as the Godavari waters brought through the Polavaram canal mingle with Krishna waters at the point. The State Government is developing it as a tourism spot. We deemed it fit therefore to place our floating hotel there," he explained.

The hotel will have 25 rooms, facilities for 100 persons to take meals, and a small conference hall. "These projects will give a great fillip to tourism in the Vijayawada-Amaravati region. We will complete the apartments project in two years and the rest in a year or so," he added.

source : thehindubusinessline.com

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Naval show at Vijayawada

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AMARAVATI: After the Air show, first time, citizens of Vijayawada are going to witness the spectacular Naval Operations Demonstration (Navy Op Demo) by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) in Krishna river at Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, here from February 1 to 4.

Krishna District Collector Babu A said the four-day event would feature a wide range of events starting from flypasts by Chetaks and Seakings to beating retreat.

As many as 17 events, including the sunset ceremony, illuminations by sail boats and fireworks display, will be performed on the closing ceremony on February 4, which will be attended by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and naval commanders-in-chief, he said.

He further said that the naval show was aimed at tapping the tourism potential in Vijayawada and Amaravati. “The event also aims at making the youth aware of the immense job opportunities in the Navy,” said Babu A.

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AP Tourism teams up with New Delhi-based firm to introduce the Hot air Ballon experience in Tirupati. Residents of Thummalagunta and Avilala villages, on the outskirts of Tirupati, were amazed to find huge balloon-like objects floating in the backdrop of the foggy sky. The cricket ground, situated near the Bypass Road on the city outskirts, was abuzz with activity as the Andhra Pradesh Tourism, in association with New Delhi-based E Factor Adventure Tourism Pvt. Ltd., launched the first-ever ‘hot air ballooning’ activity in the temple city. The ‘Balloon Safari’ rides, as the State intends to promote it, are expected to boost tourism, particularly during the ongoing 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC). People had a rare opportunity to watch hot air balloons with ISC logo gliding across the morning sky. The trial run was held in the early hours of January 3 to coincide with the ISC inaugural ceremony. “We have three normal-shaped hot air balloons along with one special-shaped one in Tirupati. While the first three can carry passengers, the fourth— a night glow — is used with tethering and for promotional purposes. It is a special balloon named ‘Bobo — The Happy Lobster’, as it resembles a lobster,” a representative of Sky Waltz-Balloon Safari, a unit of the E Factor Adventure Tourism, told The Hindu . Sky Waltz Chief of Operations Paul Macpherson, who conducted the first official balloon safari here on Thursday, said they had been organising hot air ballooning activities for the past nine years across Rajasthan, Maharashtra and during balloon festivals. He said more than 7,000 tourists had undertaken balloon safaris in Rajasthan in 2016. District Collector Siddharth Jain said the rides would continue till the ISC concluded on January 7. The feasibility of conducting hot air balloon balloon rides as tourist activity would be studied, according to tourism officials. source: http://www.thehindu.com/

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