Krishna Collector B. Lakshmikantham on Monday said that the city was going to have a passport printing facility and visa application centres of the Gulf countries.
Speaking at a press conference here, Mr. Lakshmikantham said that so far people of the district were dependent on the Regional Passport Office in Visakhapatnam to get passports. “Once we get the passport printing facility here we can get passports printed and delivered quickly. Also, we are going to get visa centres of the Gulf countries. People travelling to the Gulf will be spared the trouble of visiting other States to get visas,” he said.
The proposal for international flights from Vijayawada to Dubai via Singapore was under active consideration and Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu had given impetus to the plans, he said.
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Temple tourism packages
About new tourism projects, Mr. Lakshmikanthan said that two temple tourism bus services would be introduced on June 16 and 17. One service would cover Vedadri Narasimha Swamy temple, Mangalagiri and the other temples between the two places and the other service would cover the temples between Mangalagiri and Mopidevi. The price of the ticket was ₹750 per head. The services would be available twice a week.
Mr. Lakshmikantham said the district was going to get irrigation water after June 15.
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