Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Guntur Tank Set for Recreational Space Development
The Guntur Municipal Corporation wants to improve Telagamamba tank.
The tank is in the Nallapadu area.
Workers will first remove weeds and wild plants around it.
A plan includes making the tank bund stronger.
It also includes adding a walking path and fencing.
The plan is waiting for approval from the state government.
Families living on the tank bund have been offered plots elsewhere.
Officials are also working on nearby roads, drains, and garbage removal.
Guntur Municipal Corporation began measures to transform Telagamamba tank in Nallapadu into a recreational space.
Officials were instructed to clear weeds and wild vegetation around the water body.
A project report proposes strengthening the tank bund, building a walking track, and installing fencing.
The report prepared by APITCO has been submitted to the state government for approval.
Officials were also directed to address road, drainage, sanitation, and waste-clearance work nearby.
- Who
- The Guntur Municipal Corporation, led during the inspection by Municipal Commissioner K. Mayur Ashok, is overseeing the work.
- What
- Telagamamba tank is being planned for conversion into a recreational space, alongside nearby road, drainage, and sanitation improvements.
- When
- The inspection and instructions were issued on Friday; the foundation stone is expected to be laid soon.
- Where
- Telagamamba tank and nearby roads in Nallapadu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The project aims to improve the tank area and surrounding public infrastructure, sanitation, and waste management.
- Location
- Telagamamba tank, Nallapadu, Guntur
- Implementing body
- Guntur Municipal Corporation
- Project report
- Prepared by Andhra Pradesh Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation Ltd and submitted to the state government
- Planned facilities
- Strengthened tank bund, walking track, and fencing
- Relocation site
- Rajiv Gruhakalpa in Chowdavaram
- Other works
- Road formation, drain construction, soil levelling, and targeted garbage clearance
- Inspection official
- Municipal Commissioner K. Mayur Ashok