Plan to turn Chinnaganjam beaches into tourism hubs, says Bapatla District Collector

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Bapatla District Collector V. Vinod Kumar inspecting mangroves astatine  Chinaganjam successful  the territory  connected  Saturday.

Bapatla District Collector V. Vinod Kumar inspecting mangroves astatine Chinaganjam successful the territory connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT

Bapatla District Collector V. Vinod Kumar connected Saturday said efforts were nether mode to make beaches successful Chinnaganjam mandal into charismatic tourism destinations to boost section livelihoods and economical activity.

The Collector, accompanied by officials from the forest, gross and fisheries departments, undertook a vessel travel done the backwaters from Romperu Amin Nagar to Etimoga to inspect mangrove forests and measure the tourism imaginable of the region.

Speaking connected the occasion, Mr. Vinod Kumar said plans would beryllium prepared to make beaches successful Chinnaganjam mandal connected the lines of the fashionable Suryalanka and Chirala beaches. He directed officials of the acrophobic departments to formulate a broad strategy to alteration the portion into a salient tourer destination susceptible of attracting visitors from crossed the country.

The Collector said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu envisioned processing astir 900 km of coastline successful the State to fortify tourism and make higher revenue.

Highlighting livelihood opportunities, helium said women belonging to self-help groups could beryllium supported done slope loans to found micro-enterprises specified arsenic cloth container manufacturing units and nutrient stalls serving accepted food curry and fried food to tourists.

He noted that tourists from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu often sojourn coastal destinations, peculiarly during weekends.

Officials from the forest, fisheries, tourism, police, gross and occurrence services departments, on with section residents, participated successful the inspection.

Published - May 16, 2026 11:34 p.m. IST

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