EastGodavari is the one of the districts of Andhra Pradesh, where you can find lot many visiting places such as Historical Temples, Natural Sceneries and Nursries etc. The Historical temples are located at Ainavalli, Annavaram, Antharvedi, Appanapalli, Biccavolu, Dowleswaram, Draksharamam, G.Mamidada, Korukonda, Kotipalli, Mandapalli, Muramalla, Palivela, Pithapuram, Rajahmundry, Ryali, Samalkota, Sarpavaram, Tuni and vanapalli.
Prola II was succeeded by his son Rudra (1150-1195), who obtained the Godavari delta as a fief from the Chalukya Chola emperor Rajaraja II and attempted to avenge the defeat of his father at the hands of Haihayas of Kona.
Godavari River rises near Nasik in Maharashtra at an The principal tributaries of the river are the Parvara, the Purna, the Manjra, the Penganga, the Wardha, the Wainganga, the Indravati and the Kolab.
Manjeera is a tributary of river Godavari and is a principal river flowing in Nizamabaddistrict.
Godavari Basin extends over an area of 312,812 km2, which is nearly 9.5% of the total geographical area of the country.
It lies on the north-east coast of Andhra Pradesh and is bounded on the north by Vishakhapatnam district and the State of Orissa, on the east and the south by the Bay of Bengal and the west by Khammam and West Godavaridistrict.
EastGodavari is located between the northern latitudes of 16° 30’ and 18° and between the eastern longitudes of 81° 30’ and 82° 30’.
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East and West Godavaridistricts are very important in Andhra politics because the party they choose rules the state.
EastGodavari saw largescale protests over denial of tickets to a popular district leader and there are rebels in a large number of constituencies and even the intervention of the CM did not mollify them.
The uplands of the Godavari basin which are dry, backward and unirrigated were severely affected by drought which was made worse by the power scarcity and high power tariff.
The East and West Godavaridistricts are watered by the mighty Godavari river and the fact that mother nature has blessed these districts with abundance is evident everywhere.
The Godavari River indeed is the lifeline of both the districts.
With a number of prominent temples, both ancient and modern, located in small towns amidst the lush greenery nurtured by the river Godavari, East and West Godavaridistricts seem to be well poised to satisfy the modern pilgrim on his quest to find God both in and out of temples.
HYDERABAD–IX The Godavari-region, covering two districts (East and West Godavari) is one of the most attractive regions of VRO in Andhra Pradesh State.
These GodavariDistricts in the region, is specially determined by the tribal poverty and the coastal island villages, which are always worst affected by the natural calamities.
In response to Village appeals and in cooperation with the AELC, the Godavari Delta Service Centre was inaugurated in August in an abandoned nurses hostel in Luthern Ladies Hospital Compound.
The West Godavaridistrict, Andhra Pradesh also has a town named Narsapur, located at the banks of the river Godavari.
One of the oldest high schools, called Taylor High School, in the south is located in (West Godavari) Narsapur.
Yerramilli Narayanamurthy College, established in 1948 in (West Godavari) Narsapur, is also one of the oldest colleges of the region.
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In EastGodavari the seed acquired from another farmer is also purchased for cash, but other methods of acquisition like seed exchange and seed loans are common in the other two districts.
Except for kharif rice in Srikakulum and EastGodavaridistricts, almost the entire rice area is covered by three varieties in both seasons.
Even in EastGodavari the adoption of new varieties is mainly because of their desirable characteristics rather than price incentives.
Major rivers like Godavari and Krishna were in spate even as the water level in Godavari in the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Khammamdistrict crossed the third warning level of 55 ft last night and is likely to increase further.
Over 50,000 people from the Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, EastGodavari, West Godavari and Khammamdistricts have been evacuated to safer places while the road and rail services continued to be disrupted in several parts of the state.
Two IAF choppers were pressed into service to rescue people stranded in marooned villages in Khammam and EastGodavaridistricts while the district administration across the coastal and Telangana regions has been put on high alert, the sources said.
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The great sage Gouthama who was an ardent Shiva Bhaktha performed a rigorous penance in South India and brought down to the earth the Tripathaga lodged in the tresses of Lord Shiva.
It is a pilgrim center and is in Nasik district of Maharastra.
The Bhadra,Manjira and the Sabiri are the tributaries of the Godavari.
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The notable rivers flowing in the South India are the Godavari, the Krishna, the Narmada, the Tungabahdra, the Tambrapani and the Cauveri.
In the Telengana region the Godavari is considered as the Ganga.
The Manjira and the Sabiri are the tributaries of the Godavari.
Godavari is one of the great rivers of India, mentioned in the scriptures and considered sacred.
In the EastGodavariDistrict especially, which is full of forests and populated largely by tribals, people living just about ten or fifteen kilometres from the river faced an acute drinking water problem.
Water from the intake well in EastGodavaridistrict is now flowing to the water filtration and purification plant.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu informed the legislative assembly that 285 villages, spread over Khammam, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, West Godavari and EastGodavaridistricts, were worst affected by the floods.
Water level of the Godavari at the temple town of Bhadrachalam, which touched 48.80 feet on Thursday morning against the danger level of 53 feet, was receding steadily and was expected to reach 45 feet later in the day, Naidu said.
The water level at Dowleshwaram in EastGodavaridistrict touched 17.80 feet, against the third warning level of 17.75 feet, and was likely to recede further, he said.
The incident took place on Sunday in a village in EastGodavaridistrict, a coastal area where there is a high prevalence of HIV/Aids.
EastGodavaridistrict superintendent of police Navin Chand told the BBC that the mother, Chintaluri Kumari, allegedly threw her adopted son into a well in Gurripudi village.
EastGodavari is one of a handful of coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh with a high level of HIV/Aids.
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It is situated on the left bank of the river Godavari in EastGodavaridistrict.
It has a hoary past and is said to have been constructed by the Eastern Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra in A.D. The town has some traces of fine palaces, fort walls, etc., of the 11th century A.D. Nannaya, the poet laureate, who was called 'Adi Kavi' belonged to this place.
The First Godavari Rail Bridge was built in the year 1897, under the supervision of Er.Walton, a British Engineer, across the mighty River Godavari connecting EastGodavari with West Godavari.
In EastGodavaridistrict, the TDP would get a majority with the support of an independent.
CPI(ML) Liberation contested 10 ZPTC seats (7 in EastGodavari and 3 in Krishna) and 41 mandal seats (33 in EastGodavari, 6 in Krishna and one each in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam).
We won 6 MPTC seats (4 in EastGodavari and 1 each in Krishna and Srikakulam).
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In a plantation Programme held on 18-Oct-1998 at Nagulapalli village of EastGodavariDistrict the Chairman UARDT with Sri.Satish Chandra.,I.A.S District Collector - EastGodavari.
In a Conservation of the Environment Programme held on 28-Feb-1999 at Venkayyapalem an adopted village of UARDT in VisakhapatnamDistrict the Chairman Dr.Umar Alisha planting Coconut sapling.
In an Avenue plantation Programme held at Nagulapalli village of EastGodavariDistrict on 7-Jul-2000 the Chairman while planting sapling.
Yanam is situated on the east coast of the Indian Peninsula between 16 degree 42’ Northern latitude, and between 82 degree 11’ and 82 degree 19’ Eastern longitude bounded on all sides by the EastGodavariDistrict of Andhra Pradesh State.
The region is bounded on the east and south by river Gowthami Godavari which discharges itself into Bay of Bengal after flowing almost 14 kms.
The river sands on the bank of Gauthami Godavari consists predominantly of quartz, felspar and muscovite mica.
The recent proposal by the State Government to permit bauxite mining in EastGodavari and Visakhapatnamdistricts has evoked protests from environmentalists, NGOs and others because of the ecological implications and the likely fallout on the lifestyle of tribals.
It is estimated that the Eastern Ghats (from Papikondalu in EastGodavari to Sileru in Visakhapatnam) contain 700 million tonnes of bauxite.
The Telugu Desam Government made an attempt to lease out the area to a Dubai company but there was stiff opposition to the move.