Musical water fountain inaugurated at Alluri Sitarama Raju Memorial Park in Andhra’s Bhimavaram
The Hindu
West Godavari District Collector inaugurates musical water fountain at Alluri Sitarama Raju Memorial Park, with support from Ministry of Culture.
West Godavari District Collector Chadalavada Nagarani on Monday inaugurated a musical water fountain at the Alluri Sitarama Raju Memorial Park in Bhimavaram town. On July 4, 2022, the life-size statue of freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bhimavaram.
Addressing the gathering, Ms. Nagarani has said that the musical water fountain has been set up with ₹45 lakh sanctioned by the Ministry of Culture under the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. The fountain project was delayed in the wake of recent general elections. Ms. Nagarani has announced that many beautification works are in progress in the district headquarters of Bhimavaram with the support of the State and the Centre.
Bengaluru south resident Sachin Rai remembers a time when the area around what is today Bannerghatta Road had lush green agricultural fields with ragi and groundnut crops aplenty. “I remember farmers complaining about elephants entering the fields and destroying the crops. The herds would later retreat to Bannerghatta, Anekal forest areas,” he recalled, describing it as a phenomenon that persisted till as late as the turn of the century.