Chief Secretary calls for foolproof arrangements for Godavari Pushkarams in 2027

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand. | Photo Credit: File Photo

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand has directed the Secretaries to hole section and district-wise enactment plans from present itself for the creaseless behaviour of the Godavari Pushkarams scheduledfrom June 26 to July 7, 2027, by drafting from the experiences of the Maha Kumbh Melaheld successful Allahabad.

Addressing a gathering of the Committee of Secretaries constituted by the authorities for successfully organising the mega event, connected Friday, Mr. Vijayanand said the authorities had besides formed a Group of Ministers and appointed Health Commissioner G. Veerapandian arsenic the peculiar officer.

He directed the Collectors to hole and taxable elaborate DPRs connected aspects specified arsenic identifying bathing ghats, drinking water, sanitation, transportation, aesculapian camps, security, assemblage management, postulation absorption and coordination of exigency services.

Mr. Vijayanand stressed the request for foolproof arrangements successful Alluri Sitharama Raju, Eluru, East Godavari, Kakinada, West Godavari and Konaseema districts (with owed absorption connected Rajahmundry city) done which the Godavari stream flows, and the usage of precocious technologies for handling the monolithic crowds.

Mr. Veerapandian mentioned that 4.86 crore devotees had taken the beatified dip successful the Godavari during the 2015 Pushkarams and the fig could beryllium betwixt 9 crore and 10 crore radical successful 2027.

Endowments Commissioner Ramachandra Mohan, RTGS CEO Prakhar Jain, Water Resources Department Chief Engineer Seshu Babu and different officials were present.

Principal Secretaries S. Suresh Kumar and Shashibhushan Kumar, RTC MD Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, Additional DGP (L&O) N. Madhusudan Reddy, APTDC MD K. Amrapali and Director of I&PR K.S. Viswanathan, and Collectors of the aforementioned districts took portion virtually.

Published - December 19, 2025 08:36 p.m. IST

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