Tourism infrastructure in Visakhapatnam badly hit by Hudhud
BY PTI19 Oct 2014 5:25 AM IST
PTI19 Oct 2014 5:25 AM IST
Tourism infrastructure in Vizag city and other important tourist spots in the district has been badly hit due to Hudhud’s deadly impact and it will take a few more months even for basic repairs.
While Andhra Pradesh as a whole attracts over 200 million tourists per annum, bulk of them visit Vizag.
Besides people from various parts of Andhra Pradesh, Vizag attracts visitors from West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh in large numbers.
‘While Tirupati is the pilgrimage hub, Vizag is the tourist hub of Andhra Pradesh. It attracts lots of visitors every year,’ special chief secretary (Tourism) Chandana Khan pointed out.
Kailasagiri, the hill that offers a bird’s-eye view of the Bay of Bengal and the ‘steel city’, is one of the prime tourist spots that bore the brunt of Hudhud’s devastating blow.
All greenery atop the picturesque hill has been wiped out and the ropeway from the foot to the top of the hill has been damaged. The ‘joy train’, a major attraction on Kailasagiri, has also derailed.
While Andhra Pradesh as a whole attracts over 200 million tourists per annum, bulk of them visit Vizag.
Besides people from various parts of Andhra Pradesh, Vizag attracts visitors from West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh in large numbers.
‘While Tirupati is the pilgrimage hub, Vizag is the tourist hub of Andhra Pradesh. It attracts lots of visitors every year,’ special chief secretary (Tourism) Chandana Khan pointed out.
Kailasagiri, the hill that offers a bird’s-eye view of the Bay of Bengal and the ‘steel city’, is one of the prime tourist spots that bore the brunt of Hudhud’s devastating blow.
All greenery atop the picturesque hill has been wiped out and the ropeway from the foot to the top of the hill has been damaged. The ‘joy train’, a major attraction on Kailasagiri, has also derailed.
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