Bird watching, boating, cultural events mark inaugural day of Flamingo Festival

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Sullurpeta MLA Nelavala Vijayasree inaugurating a volleyball crippled  conducted arsenic  portion  of the Flamingo Festival 2026, successful  Tirupati territory  connected  Saturday. Collector S. Venkateswar and erstwhile  MLC Vakati Narayana Reddy are besides  seen.

Sullurpeta MLA Nelavala Vijayasree inaugurating a volleyball crippled conducted arsenic portion of the Flamingo Festival 2026, successful Tirupati territory connected Saturday. Collector S. Venkateswar and erstwhile MLC Vakati Narayana Reddy are besides seen. | Photo Credit: K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR

Fun and escapade activities added spectre to the accepted vertebrate watching programme connected the inaugural time of the three-day ‘Flamingo Festival 2026’ that began astatine Sullurpeta constituency successful Tirupati territory connected Saturday.

The lawsuit commenced with the Sullurpeta MLA Nelavala Vijayasree and Collector S. Venkateswar performing ‘gau puja’ and inaugurating sporting events similar volleyball and kabaddi for the section youth.

A colourful ‘Sobha Yatra’ was taken retired from the nationalist road to the authorities schoolhouse building, the venue of the event. Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy and erstwhile Minister Parasa Ratnam attended the event. Cultural troupes including people dancers and percussion instrumentalists turned retired to beryllium a peculiar attraction.

Former MP Nelavala Subramanyam, ex MLC Vakati Narayana Reddy, RDO Kiranmayi, Municipal Chairman Srimanth Reddy took part.

Boating grabs attention

Visitors gathered successful ample numbers and enjoyed boating astatine Bheemulavanipalem backwaters successful Tada mandal.

A ample fig of tourists, particularly schoolhouse children, turned up astatine the spot and enjoyed the vessel thrust aft the authorities arranged escaped buses to location. Boats were provided escaped of outgo for children beneath 15 years and those supra the bounds were charged ₹30 for a 30-minute ride. Similarly, the boatmen were instructed to complaint ₹100 per idiosyncratic up to Irakam island.

Mr. Venkateswar, who visited the spot on with Trainee Collector Sandeep Raghuvanshi, interacted with the schoolhouse children and learnt astir their experiences astatine the festival.

The territory medication arranged makeshift toilets, drinking h2o facility, luncheon packets and aesculapian campy astatine Sullurpeta venue, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Bheemulavanipalem boating constituent and the Environmental Education Centre astatine Atakanithippa.

The visitors besides thronged the nutrient courts and the stalls arranged by the assorted authorities departments astatine the main venue.

Published - January 10, 2026 07:01 p.m. IST

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