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Plans afoot to boost tourism: AP Tourism Authority

AP Tourism Authority CEO AP Tourism Development Corporation MD S Satyanarayana said the state government is taking steps to strengthen the tourism sector in the state which has abundant tourism potential.

Amaravati: AP Tourism Authority CEO AP Tourism Development Corporation MD S Satyanarayana said the state government is taking steps to strengthen the tourism sector in the state which has abundant tourism potential.

During a review meeting through videoconference with all 13 district tourism officers (DTO's) at Harita Berm Park here on Tuesday, the MD said the objective of the meeting was to summarise the status of tourism projects in the state.

He said last year, TDC launched Tourism Trade Registration and Facilitation Guidelines 2020 to facilitate the development of tourism trade and to enhance the quality of tourism services in the state.

The objective of introducing guidelines is to encourage tourism service standards, seamless growth of tourism and facilitate tourism investments in the state. Satyanarayana said the APTDC urged all the tour operators, hoteliers and restaurant chains to register with AP Tourism through trade registration and appointed district tourism officer as the nodal officer to create awareness and encourage tour operators, hoteliers and restaurant chains to get register in their respective Districts.

He said the registration is mandatory for the stakeholders related to tourism sector. It is a prerequisite for tourism service providers to be eligible for any Government sponsored initiatives, incentives, subsidies, schemes, etc. The registration process is completely online and very easy and intuitive. He said the guidelines are available in the tourism website ( www.aptourism.gov.in ) including registration details. Stakeholders providing tourism services in the State can avail this facility.

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Ubbalamadugu waterfalls set to be a major tourist attraction in Andhra Pradesh

TIRUPATI: The Tourism Department and the Central Government are going to spend at least `5 crore for the development of Ubbalamadugu waterfalls as a major tourist destination. Tourism officials and Central government representatives inspected the Ubbalamadugu waterfalls and several small ponds in Varadaiahpalem mandal on Thursday.

Joint Secretary of Tourism Department Suman Billa, Joint Director of Indian Tourism Department Shankar Reddy, AP Tourism MD Himanshu Shukla and regional heads reviewed the progress of works taken up at the waterfalls. The development works taken up at  Ubbalamudugu  include construction of six Pagodas (huts), four toilets and four changing rooms, two each for men and women, 1,000 metre long chain link mesh at the entrance, beautification of the area, repairs to the Ubbalamadugu entrance gate to Lord Shiva temple, tents for trekkers and a dormitory with 20 beds. Development of the existing road from twin towers at Poosala Dibba to the British Bungalow, setting up a parking area, providing benches, signboards, repairs to old traditional bath tubs at a few places in the vicinity and other works are on the anvil. Provision will also be made to install CCTV cameras to strengthen surveillance and ensure safety of tourists.

The development works taken up at Ubbalamadugu are going on at a brisk pace. Along with the Gazebo structures, 106 benches all along the route, entrance arch, solar lights, granite signage boards, greenery and storage tank are also coming up.

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Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh, 31 IAS Officers Transferred By Elets News Network 08-April-2022

In a recent move, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has ordered a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the state. Amidst the rejig, as many as 31 IAS officers have been transferred and appointed to new posts across the state.

• Anupama Anjali (IAS 2018-Batch) has been transferred and posted as Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Rajamahendravaramu.
• Chetan T S (IAS 2016-Batch) has been transferred and assigned the charge of Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Tirupati.
• Medida Jahnavi (IAS 2018-Batch) has been given the post of Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Nellore.
• Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar (IAS 2015-Batch) assumes the charge of Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Vijayawada.
• Kirthi Chekuri (IAS 2016-Batch) gets the post of Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Guntur.
• Praveen Adithya C V (IAS 2017-Batch) has been made Project Administrator, Polavaram Irrigation Project.
• Nishant T (IAS 2017-Batch) takes over the post of Project Officer, ITDA, Rampachodavaram.
• A Bhargav Teja (IAS 2018-Batch) takes over the post of Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Kurnool.
• A Siri (IAS 2015-Batch) has been assigned the charge of Director, Women Development & Child Welfare.
• Vivek Yadav (IAS 2008-Batch) assumes the post of Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA).
• M Gauthami (IAS 2014-Batch) has been given the post of CEO, Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Tirupati.
• B R Ambedkar (IAS 2015-Batch) has been given the post of Director, Disaster Management.
• Chevuri Hari Kiran (IAS 2009-Batch) takes over the post of Special Commissioner, Agriculture.
• H Arun Kumar (IAS 2004-Batch) gets the charge of Secretary (Services & HRM), General Administration Department (GAD) and the additional charge of Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission.
• Gandam Chandrudu (IAS 2010-Batch) assumes the post of Director, Tribal Welfare.
• J Nivas (IAS 2010-Batch) has been transferred and posted as Director, Health and Family Welfare.
• Bhaskar Katamneni (IAS 2004-Batch) assumes the post of Commissioner, Transport.
• KRBHN Chakravarthy (IAS 2001-Batch) takes over the post of Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (APSEC).
• K Kanna Babu (IAS 2006-Batch) has been given the post of Commissioner, Fisheries and the additional charges of Managing Director (MD), Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and CEO, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority.
• P Raja Babu (IAS 2013-Batch) has been transferred and posted as Special Officer, MIG & MD, Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance And Development Corporation (APUFIDC).
• Pravin Kumar (IAS 2006-Batch) has been given the post of Commissioner & Director, Municipal Administration.
• M M Nayak (IAS 2005-Batch) gets the post of Secretary, Social Welfare Department.
• K Sarada Devi (IAS 2005-Batch) has been made Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department. She also takes up the additional charge of Commissioner, Minorities Welfare.
• Dr G Vani Mohan (IAS 1996-Batch) assumes the post of Principal Secretary, Youth Advancement, Tourism & Cultural Department.
• M Hari Jawaharlal (IAS 2005-Batch) has been assigned the post of Commissioner, Endowments and the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Endowments, Revenue Department.
• Aparajita Singh Sinsinwar (IAS 2019-Batch) gets the charge of Executive Assistant to Chief Secretary & Under Secretary, Coordination.
• Vikas Marmat (IAS 2019-Batch) has been given the post of Joint Director, Directorate of Gram Volunteers/Ward Volunteers and Village Secretariats/Ward Secretariat.
• G Veera Pandian (IAS 2009-Batch) takes over the charge of Special Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation Department and the additional charge of Director, Civil Supplies.
• Vivek Yadav (IAS 2008-Batch) assumes the post of Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise.
• S Satyanarayana (IAS 2006-Batch) has been asked to report GAD for further posting.
• Dr A Mallikarjuna (IAS 2012-Batch) assigns the post of Collector & District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam and the additional charge of Metropolitan Commissioner, VMRDA.

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Tourism attracts MoUs worth ₹22K crore at GI Summit

Visakhapatnam: Global investors proposing to promote tourism projects literally queued to sign memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the AP government on the concluding day of the Global Investors Summit (GIS) in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

By noon of the day, 117 entrepreneurs signed MoUs worth ₹22,096 crore, which exceeded the targeted ₹20,000 crore of investment. AP tourism minister R.K. Roja and APTDC’s chairman Varaprasad Reddy and MD Kanna Babu were present on the occasion.

“The response has been overwhelming. I am sure AP, particularly Visakhapatnam, will become the tourist hub of south India,” Roja said talking to this correspondent soon after signing of the MoUs. She asserted that all projects will be put on fast track and cleared through a single window system as per Tourism Policy 2020-2025.

Tourism MD Kanna Babu pointed out that tourism sector has signed the highest number of MoUs during the GIS. A variety of projects are expected to come up in sectors including wellness and beach resorts; hotels, adventure, water and sky sports; and racing courses, which will be spread all over the state.

Significant among the MoUs are one with Oberoi Group for development of luxury villa resorts at Bheemili near Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Gandikota, Horsley Hills and Pichukalanka.

Taj Group will build luxury resorts worth ₹700 crore in Visakhapatnam and a UK-based entrepreneur Pavan Reddy will construct a five-star hotel at Adoni with an investment of ₹100 crore.

An interesting project is FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) grade 3 racing track, which will be developed by Hayak Racing promoted by 31-year-old Ranbir Sarkar of Hyderabad. Sarkar told Deccan Chronicle that he would be spending ₹700 crore on the project, which is likely on outskirts of Vizianagaram close to Bhogapuram International Airport.

Among the other important projects are: Tunnel Aquarium costing ₹100 crore signed by NRI T.S.N. Raju and his Turkish partner Safak Guzin with AP government; world class 18-hole Golf Course by River Bay Group; Sea Plane project by Turbo Aviation Ltd.; Ocean Swimming Pool and Club by Swarnamukhi promoted by O. Vinay Kumar Reddy; Sky Restaurant and Sky Diving by Aerophile of France in tie up with Darga Nagi Reddy; Caravan Tourism by a local travel operators consortium, and Eye of Vizag (mega wheel) project signed by US-based NRI Hari Damera and his Russian partner Vladimir Gnezdilova with government.

Incidentally, the Sky Tower project signed between Switzerland’s Gerard Slenders, his partner Hari Damera and state government has been pending since last six years.

Further, local entrepreneur Jasti Asha of Sun Group has signed an MoU to develop a tourism university.

Tourism takeaways:

- GIS may turn Vizag into tourist hub of south India

- Sky Tower, Giant Wheel, Racing Track projects signed

- Vizag may get tourism university

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AP team jumps into action to lead the pack on stunning Baltimore bridge collapse

A Coast Guard cutter passes a cargo ship that is stuck under the part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship his the bridge Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. AP PHOTO / STEVE HELBER

The call arrived a little after 3 a.m. That’s when Baltimore reporter Lea Skene learned from her editor that the Francis Scott Key Bridge had just crumpled into the river below.

With Deputy Director of Global News Coordination Tamer Fakahany writing the first alerts, Skene sprang into action and got a key fire department official on the phone. That allowed the AP to quickly give accurate details. Editors Christie Hampton, Shameka Dudley-Lowe and David Cohen filed the first alerts and urgents. And soon a team of AP reporters, photographers and video journalists joined in to deliver coverage that earned 2.2 million page views on the first day of the story and huge play in newspapers around the world.

Skene was AP’s first journalist on the scene at the foot of the bridge, getting there before roads became snarled and the site became even more difficult to reach. She supplied information from the scene throughout the day and into late the next afternoon, anchoring AP’s coverage.

Annapolis reporter Brian Witte scored early interviews with the governor and the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday, the day after the collapse, and he joined Skene in Baltimore for field reporting. He also found the brother of one of the construction workers who died and put him on the phone with reporter Will Weissert, who interviewed him in his native Spanish.

Video journalists Nathan Ellgren and Rick Gentilo provided coverage that was the most downloaded among customers globally for the week, particularly their early shots, after finding vantage points that weren’t sealed off but still showed the bridge’s remains.

Photographers Mark Schiefelbein and Matt Rourke delivered images of the crumpled bridge and of locals discussing how the collapse challenged Baltimore’s identity as a port city dating back to before the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

In the days that followed, AP’s Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner quickly turned an investigative look at whether tugboats could have made a difference by accompanying the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali for longer, before it drifted off course and crashed into the bridge. They showed how ports have their own individual rules for tugboats and how cost concerns cut short some tugboat escorts.

For delivering an encompassing and engrossing look at how the collapse of a bridge scarred a city’s psyche and uncovered potential trade-offs when it comes to safety, Skene, Witte, Schiefelbein, Rourke, Ellgren, Gentilo and the entire Baltimore bridge collapse team are this week’s Best of the Week — ¬First Winner.

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