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Rs.50 Cr for Vizag-Bhimili Corridor

  • Decision emerges from high-level review meeting on tourism projects

  • The Visakhapatnam-Bheemunipatnam corridor would be developed at a cost of Rs.50 crore, Tourism Minister Vatti Vasantha Kumar said here on Saturday.

  • Addressing at a review meeting conducted at Circuit House which was also attended by the Minister for Infrastructure, Ports and Airports Ganta Srinivasa Rao, MLAs Avanthi Srinivasa Rao and Chintalapudi Venkataramaiah, Principal Secretary Tourism Chandana Khan, Tourism Commissioner Savyasachi Ghosh, District Collector Lav Agarwal, and GVMC Commissioner B. Ramanjaneyulu, he urged officials to make coordinated efforts to complete tourism development projects which had been taken up.

  • ACTION PLAN

  • Disclosing that an action plan had been chalked out to develop the beaches between Ramakrishna Beach and Bheemunipatnam, he said and proposals were sent to the Central Government for developing seven tourism projects at RK Beach, Kailasagiri, Rushikonda Beach, Thotlakonda, Erramatti Dibbalu, Mangamaripeta, and Bhimili Dutch Village in the corridor at a cost of Rs.200 crore. Beach walk, adventure sports and Buddhist centres were proposed in the region, he said and asked officials to ensure that traditional fishermen were not inconvenienced while executing the projects. Proposals were also ready for developing seashore, agency and historic places in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts as tourist spots at a cost of Rs.102 crore, he said.

  • Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Sandeep Kumar Sultania detailed the various tourism projects. Mr. Agarval listed the tourism projects being implemented in Visakhapatnam district. Tourism Consultant Srinivasa Rao gave a powerpoint presentation on the tourism projects to be taken up and the action plan. Paderu Sub Collector Kartikeya Mishra was present.

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