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The Hindu
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
SCR awaits A.P's share to resume Kovvur–Bhadrachalam rail project
Authorities of the South Central Railway (SCR) are awaiting the release of the Andhra Pradesh State government's cost share to expedite the Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway line project in the State. Originally estimated at ₹1,445 crore, the project cost has increased to over ₹2,100 crore owing to the delays in execution. The project was proposed on a 50:50 cost share basis between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The State of Telangana has already released its full share and completed and commissioned the 56-kilometer-long railway line from Bhadrachalam to Sathupalli. Work in Andhra Pradesh is stalled. At a meeting in Hyderabad on July 15, SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava told Rajamahendravaram MP D. Purandeswari, 'We are waiting for the release of the cost share by the Andhra Pradesh State government to proceed with the Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway line project. The Telangana State had already released its due share'. The project is targeted to be completed and commissioned by April 2030. Tenders for modernisation Responding to an appeal by Ms. Purandeswari to speed up the ₹271 crore modernisation of the Rajahmundry railway station ahead of the Godavari Pushkarams-2027, Mr. Sanjay Kumar assured that tenders would be invited within a week. Ms. Purandeswari alleged that the tenders had not been invited, despite funds being released six months ago. Kovvur station She also raised the issue of reduced train halts at the Kovvur railway station. She said: 'As many as 18 trains, including those destined to Chennai and Tirupati via Kovvur, used to halt at Kovvur railway station. However, post-covid, only eight trains halt there. The major trains which no longer make stops at Kovvur include the Tirumala, Seshadri and Sarkar Express trains.' She urged the SCR to reconsider train halts at Kovvur. Mr. Sanjay Kumar was further urged to resume local train operations from Rajahmundry to Bhimavaram, Tanuku and Narsapuram which were suspended during COVID-19. In regards to the electrification of the Nidadavole railway line, Ms. Purandeswari said that ₹6 crore is still required to connect the line to the main power supply to complete the ₹150 crore line electrification project.
The Hindu
27-06-2025
- The Hindu
Explore tourism potential ahead of Godavari Pushkarams-2027: Collector
In preparations for the Godavari Pushkarams-2027 in East Godavari district, District Collector P. Prasanthi has directed officials to prepare a report on the tourism potential in the district. Officials from the Tourism, Revenue, Irrigation and Endowment departments have been tasked with identifying places for eco-tourism initiatives in the district. 'The identification of homestay facilities in old traditional houses is the primary task given to officials', said Ms. Prasanthi.
The Hindu
23-06-2025
- The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh Government to carry out fresh study on structural stability of 125-year-old abandoned Havelock bridge across river Godavari
The Andhra Pradesh Government is set to commission a technical investigation to assess the structural stability of the 125-year-old Havelock bridge across river Godavari that connects Rajamahendravaram City with Kovvur town in the Godavari region. Recently, the Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned ₹94.44 crore for the Akhanda Godavari project proposed by the State Government for various tourism infrastructure facilities, primarily to convert the abandoned bridge into a tourist spot ahead of the Godavari Pushkarams-2027. On Monday (June 23, 2025), Andhra Pradesh State Minister for Tourism and Culture Kandula Durgesh has announced; 'A few years ago, a study by the experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras) has claimed that the structural stability of the Havelock bridge was good. However, we have decided to commission another expert committee for a fresh assessment of the structural stability of the Havelock bridge.' Mr. Durgesh has further added that the Havelock bridge beautification plan includes allowing craft bazaar and other tourist attractions on the bridge and beautifying its 25 spans into various themes on culture, crafts and folk literature of Andhra Pradesh. Under the bridge, a tent city has been proposed to be built on a 120-acre island of river Godavari. Heritiage Site The construction of the 2.74 km-long Havelock bridge began on November 11, 1897 and was commissioned for Indian Railways on August 30, 1900. However, the South-Central Railways has abandoned the bridge in 1997. The bridge was named after H.E. Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock, Governor of Madras. The Railway Board approved to hand over the Havelock bridge to Andhra Pradesh State government on 'as is where is' basis. 'The South-Central Railways has already handed over the Havelock bridge to the State Government for tourism purposes. The land has also been given to the railways in Rajamahendravaram City in return for the land at the entry point of the bridge,' East Godavari Collector P. Prasanthi told The Hindu. Bhumi Puja Speaking to mediapersons at a press conference in Rajamahendravaram on Monday (June 23, 2025), Mr. Durgesh has said that Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan would perform Bhumi Puja for the Akhanda Godavari project in Rajamahendravaram city on June 26, 2025. The beautification of the Havelock bridge, Kadiyam Nurseries Experience Centre, Boating in the irrigation canals, Godavari Harathi at Nidadavolu are the prime facilities proposed under the Akhanda Godavari project.
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
RMC submits ₹100 crore DPR to Centre for multi purpose sports complex
Rajamahendravaram City MLA Adireddi Srinivas announced on Wednesday that the Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) had submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Centre for establishing a ₹50 crore multi-purpose sports complex in the city under the Khelo India programme. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the Godavari Pushkaram indoor stadium, which was constructed at a cost of ₹3.41 crore, with ₹1.50 crore funding received from the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP). The civic body expects to generate ₹10 lakh in annual income from the complex. SAAP Chairman A. Ravi Naidu, MLC Somu Veerraju and RMC Commissioner Ketan Garg joined Mr. Srinivas at the inauguration ceremony. Mr. Naidu claimed that Rajamahendravaram is the second city in Andhra Pradesh to have a rifle shooting facility. In preparation for the Godavari Pushkarams-2027, Mr. Srinivas said that infrastructure and beautification projects worth ₹100 crore are underway. Meanwhile at the Adikavi Nannaya University, SAAP Chairman Mr. Ravi Naidu inspected the multi-purpose indoor stadium and swimming pool being constructed under the Khelo India programme. Vice-Chancellor S. Prasanna Sri said that the two facilities are being built at a cost of ₹10 crore, and construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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.
