Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Vizag, Manyam and ASR Mark Tourism Day With Development Push
Several districts in Andhra Pradesh celebrated World Tourism Day.
Visakhapatnam held a programme called Vizag Waves.
Leaders said they want more people to visit the city’s beaches, hills and heritage sites.
They also discussed new roads, parking facilities and other tourism projects.
A beach road from Jodugullapalem to Bheemunipatnam may begin by December.
Alluri Sitharama Raju district launched a website and QR codes to help visitors find attractions and routes.
The website also offers information about tribal culture and uses artificial intelligence to help in different languages.
Parvathipuram Manyam district celebrated with music and dance and promoted its waterfalls, hills and valleys.
World Tourism Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam featured the Vizag Waves programme, organised by the tourism department, GVMC and district administration.
Officials promoted Visakhapatnam as a hub for IT, medical and beach tourism, while highlighting Araku, Paderu and Buddhist heritage sites.
Development plans include a second Kailasagiri approach road, better parking, Thotlakonda upgrades and a four-lane beach corridor to Bheemunipatnam.
Alluri Sitharama Raju district launched tourism programmes, a Discover Alluri portal and QR-based information services with multilingual AI assistance.
Parvathipuram Manyam district showcased its natural attractions and traditional performances while calling for coordinated tourism development.
- Who
- The tourism department, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, district administrations, elected representatives and tourism officials participated.
- What
- The districts marked World Tourism Day with celebrations, tourism promotion programmes and announcements of infrastructure and digital initiatives.
- When
- The main celebrations took place on Sunday; Alluri Sitharama Raju district’s programmes will continue until October 3, while the beach corridor work is expected to begin by December.
- Where
- Events were held in Visakhapatnam, Alluri Sitharama Raju district and Parvathipuram Manyam district, including Siripuram Dronamraju Circle and Parammakonda in Pachipenta mandal.
- Why
- Officials aim to attract visitors and investment by improving tourism infrastructure, promoting local attractions and developing the districts as tourism destinations.
- Main event
- Vizag Waves programme at Siripuram Dronamraju Circle, Visakhapatnam
- Tourism focus
- IT, medical, beach, hill, tribal and heritage tourism
- Planned investment
- Development projects worth ₹4,000 crore were cited in Visakhapatnam
- Beach corridor
- A proposed four-lane route from Jodugullapalem to Bheemunipatnam
- Digital initiative
- Discover Alluri portal with QR-based attraction, culture, history and route information
- Technology feature
- The Alluri platform includes artificial-intelligence-powered multilingual assistance
- Parvathipuram Manyam attractions
- Hills, valleys and Loddha Falls, along with traditional Dhimsa performances