₹61 crore to be spent on beautification of canals

Vijayawada deserves to be called ‘city of canals’: Collector

January 05, 2018 12:13 am | Updated 07:24 am IST - MACHILIPATNAM

Krishna District Collector B. Lakshmikantam on Thursday announced that a detailed beautification plan has been chalked out to beautify 18 km length of canals across Vijayawada.

Speaking to mediapersons here , he said the government had already sanctioned ₹ 61 crore for the beautification of canals, giving a fillip to tourism here.

The district administration in collaboration with forest authorities have designed Pelican festival scheduled to commence on Feb. 4 at Atapaka Bird Sanctuary in Kolleru Lake.

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