Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Godavari Pushkaram 2027 Ghat Construction Begins in Bhadrachalam
Preparations have started for a large religious event called the Godavari Pushkarams.
The event will take place in June and July 2027.
Workers began building bathing ghats near the Godavari River in Bhadrachalam.
A collector and an MLA officially started the work after religious rituals.
The project will happen in three phases.
About Rs 49 crore has been set aside for all the work.
More ghats and facilities will be built in several nearby areas.
Officials want everything ready so pilgrims can bathe and visit without difficulty.
Preparatory works for the 2027 Godavari Pushkarams began in Bhadrachalam on Saturday.
District Collector Ankit and MLA Dr Tellam Venkat Rao launched the works with a bhoomi puja.
The government sanctioned about Rs 49 crore across three phases for the project.
Ghats are planned for Bhadrachalam, Parnasala, Mothe Pattinagar and several other areas.
The works are expected to finish by March next year, ahead of the June-July 2027 Pushkarams.
- Who
- District Collector Ankit, MLA Dr Tellam Venkat Rao, officials and Vedic scholars are involved.
- What
- Construction of bathing ghats and related facilities for the Godavari Pushkarams-2027 has begun.
- When
- The preparatory works began on Saturday; the Pushkarams are scheduled for June-July 2027, with construction targeted for completion by March next year.
- Where
- Works began in Bhadrachalam and are planned for Parnasala, Mothe Pattinagar, parts of Mulugu district, Wajedu and Venkatapuram.
- Why
- The facilities are being developed for pilgrims and to prevent inconvenience during the 2027 Pushkarams.
- Total estimated expenditure
- Around Rs 49 crore
- First-phase allocation
- Rs 46.65 crore
- Second-phase allocation
- Rs 1.75 crore
- Third-phase allocation
- Rs 60 lakh
- Expected completion
- March next year
- Pushkarams schedule
- June-July 2027
- Temple renovation estimate
- Rs 351 crore for Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple works