Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Ongole Utsavam marks 150 years of municipal heritage
Ongole held a large celebration for the 150th anniversary of its municipality.
The event included music, cultural performances and awards for achievers.
Former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Odisha Governor Kambhampati Haribabu attended.
About 150 Ongole Bulls were taken through the town in a parade.
Speakers said a good city needs clean water, sanitation, homes, health care and other services.
They asked people to help protect roads, water bodies, nature and the Ongole bull breed.
Officials also spoke about new homes, industries, ports and other projects.
They hoped Ongole would become a larger and more developed city.
Ongole Municipality’s 150th anniversary was celebrated with daylong programmes at the town’s Mini Stadium.
Former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Odisha Governor Kambhampati Haribabu attended as chief guests.
Students presented cultural programmes, achievers were felicitated, and about 150 Ongole Bulls were paraded.
Speakers urged citizens to support disciplined leadership, civic participation, environmental protection and preservation of Ongole bulls.
Officials outlined planned projects including TIDCO houses, industrial investments, ports, a harbour and a biogas plant.
- Who
- Former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Odisha Governor Kambhampati Haribabu, ministers, elected representatives, officials, students and Ongole residents participated.
- What
- Ongole Municipality’s 150th anniversary was celebrated through ‘Ongole Utsavam’ with cultural programmes, felicitations, speeches, medical camps and a bull parade.
- When
- The celebrations were held on Wednesday; Ongole Municipality was established on September 30, 1876, and became a Municipal Corporation on January 25, 2012.
- Where
- The main programme took place at the Mini Stadium in Ongole, with the bull parade passing through the town’s main roads and centres.
- Why
- The event marked 150 years of municipal history and highlighted Ongole’s civic development, heritage, planned projects and future growth.
- Municipal establishment
- Ongole became a municipality on September 30, 1876.
- Municipal corporation status
- Ongole became a Municipal Corporation on January 25, 2012.
- Main venue
- Mini Stadium, Ongole.
- Bull parade
- About 150 Ongole Bulls were paraded through the town.
- Waste segregation
- A civic drive covered about 80,000 houses in one day and was described as a world record.
- Planned housing
- MLA Damacharla Janardhan Rao said 6,000 TIDCO houses would be opened soon.
- Medical camps
- Officials said 150 medical camps were held on a single day to mark the anniversary.