British-era irrigation locks in Godavari delta to open for tourism

The District Tourism Council is each acceptable to papers the gathering infrastructure and measure the structural stableness of the irrigation locks on the banks of irrigation channels successful Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema territory to propulsion them unfastened for tourism activities. 

Built by the British during the 1850s successful the Godavari Delta, the Irrigation Locks proceed to beryllium an indispensable strategy to modulate the organisation of the Godavari h2o successful the Godavari Delta aft h2o is released into the respective Deltas from the Sir Arthur Cotton barrage astatine Dowleswaram.

The irrigation locks play a pivotal relation successful the organisation and conservation of the stream h2o meant for agriculture. The unit deployed astatine the irrigation fastener are besides tasked with guarding against amerciable diversion of the Godavari h2o for aquaculture ponds. 

Major locks

In Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, which falls successful the Central and Western Detla, Lolla, Choppella, Mukkamala, Vijjeswaram and Sakhinetipalli Lanka locks are known for their scenic quality with assorted administrative buildings, mostly built during the British-era. Most of them present basal abandoned contempt their dependable structure. 

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Tourism Council, led by District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar met precocious to research the possibilities of reopen the gathering infrastructure facilities astatine the irrigation locks unfastened for tourism. 

“The District Tourism Promotion Council volition papers each the irrigation locks, buildings and the availability of onshore to item the tourism potential. A elaborate feasibility study volition beryllium prepared connected the irrigation locks and gathering structures stableness by February 15,” said Mr. Mahesh Kumar. 

The Collector has besides asked the assembly to program boating races successful the irrigation canals to pull tourists to the Konaseema region. 

By the extremity of February, the assembly is expected to taxable a Detailed Project Report (DPR) connected the imaginable of temple tourism astatine 5 large temples successful Konaseema region, which besides see the Sri Lakhsmi Narasimha Swamy temple successful Antarvedi, and the Bhimeswara Swamy temple successful Draksharamam, a protected monument of the Archaeological Survey of India.