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With Andhra Pradesh and Telangana moving towards a coordinated readying for the 2027 Godavari Pushkarams, the 2 Telugu States person initiated high-level consultations to guarantee seamless arrangements for crores of devotees expected to instrumentality the beatified dip successful the river.
The contented of coordination came up connected Friday erstwhile Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka visited the Andhra Pradesh Assembly to invitation leaders to his son's wedding. Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy held discussions with him regarding associated arrangements for the event.
Speaking to The Hindu successful the Assembly lobbies astatine Amaravati, Mr. Ramanarayana Reddy said Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu had suggested that the 2 States behaviour the Pushkarams successful adjacent coordination, arsenic the auspicious dates successful Andhra Pradesh and Telangana autumn during the aforesaid period. He said specified coordination would assistance facilitate creaseless movement, information and amended amenities for devotees visiting either broadside of the river.
GoM reviews works
Earlier, connected Thursday, a Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising Mr. Ramanarayana Reddy, Ponguru Narayana, Nimmala Ramanaidu, Kandula Durgesh, B.C. Janardhan Reddy, Satya Kumar Yadav, Gottipati Ravi Kumar and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy met astatine the Secretariat nether the chairmanship of the Endowments Minister to reappraisal preparations.
According to the GoM, the authorities has resolved to organise the 2027 Godavari Pushkarams connected the lines of the Maha Kumbh Mela, ensuring broad inter-departmental coordination. The festival volition beryllium held from June 26 to July 7, 2027, crossed six districts successful Andhra Pradesh.
373 bathing ghats
The GoM decided to found 373 bathing ghats covering 4,516 metres on the stream stretch, including large facilities successful East Godavari (102), Konaseema (175), West Godavari (40), Eluru (36), Kakinada (5) and Polavaram (11). Gundala successful Polavaram territory volition people the archetypal Pushkar ghat successful the State, portion Antarvedi and Balusutippa successful Konaseema territory volition beryllium among the past ghats.
Officials estimation that much than 10 crore devotees whitethorn be the festival, surpassing erstwhile records. Nearly 1 crore pilgrims are expected connected highest days, including the opening time and the caller satellite day, portion astir 2.25 crore whitethorn instrumentality the beatified dip connected the astir auspicious bathing day.
Renovation of temples
Mr. Ramanarayana Reddy said infrastructure works, renovation of 391 temples, large repairs to 43 temples, betterment and widening of roads, sanitation, drinking h2o supply, postulation absorption and enhanced facilities for women devotees would beryllium prioritised. Tent cities volition beryllium acceptable up adjacent Rajamahendravaram astatine Bridgelanka and Pichukalanka to supplement the existing 4,800 rooms successful the region.
An allocation of ₹60 crore has been made successful the fund for preliminary arrangements. Joint Collectors of the six districts volition enactment arsenic nodal officers, and in-charge Ministers volition behaviour periodic reviews. Officials person been directed to hole broad reports up of a reappraisal gathering with the Chief Minister.
