Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Adds Rs 100 Crore for Godavari Pushkaralu
The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing villages near the Godavari River for the Godavari Pushkaralu.
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan approved an extra Rs 100 crore for this work.
Most of the money will improve village roads.
The rest will help provide safe drinking water at the river ghats.
The road projects cover 111 works and 141 kilometres.
They will help people reach the ghats from villages in three districts and the Polavaram region.
The government wants visitors to have good facilities outside the main city hubs.
Munukudali is also being developed as a model Pushkar village.
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan sanctioned an additional Rs 100 crore for Godavari basin development works.
The allocation includes Rs 90 crore for rural roads and Rs 10 crore for safe drinking water.
Road upgrades cover 111 projects spanning 141 km across three districts and the Polavaram region.
The works connect villages in seven Assembly constituencies to Pushkar ghats and improve internal roads.
Munukudali received Rs 7 crore for development as a Model Pushkar panchayat, while Sapta Rishi Ghat works continue.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, with Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, is overseeing the works.
- What
- An additional Rs 100 crore was sanctioned for roads, drinking water and other facilities ahead of the Godavari Pushkaralu.
- When
- Ahead of the Godavari Pushkaralu; the articles do not specify the event dates.
- Where
- Villages and Pushkar ghats along the Godavari basin in Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari and the Polavaram region, including Rajamahendravaram Rural.
- Why
- To provide infrastructure, safe drinking water and access to ghats for devotees performing holy dips, rituals and tarpanam.
- Additional allocation
- Rs 100 crore
- Road funding
- Rs 90 crore from the panchayat raj department
- Water funding
- Rs 10 crore from the Rural Water Supply department
- Road projects
- 111 works covering 141 km of CC and BT roads
- Areas covered
- Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari and the Polavaram region
- Earlier allocation
- Rs 100 crore had already been cleared through the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board
- Model Pushkar panchayat
- Munukudali received Rs 7 crore for development