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Godavari River Authority to monitor tourist boats

Hyderabad, Jan 4 : Tourism Minister Vatti Vasanth Kumar said that the State Government proposes to set up “Godavari River Authority” to monitor the tourist boats carrying tourists on Godavari River upto Papikondalu.

In his reply to a question raised by raised by MLA R Surya Prakasa Rao during Question Hour in the Assembly on Saturday, the minister said that YAT & C (T) Department has processed the file to Irrigation & CAD Department for constitution of a Regulatory Authority on River Godavari for regulating the movement of boats and vessels in Godavari River. The Irrigation & CAD Department has issued orders in November 2012 duly constituting the Regulatory Authority throughout the State including River Godavari with the East Godavari District Collector as Chairman and representative of Revenue, Irrigation, Forest, Police and Tourism Departments, Boat Owners Representative, Travel Agents, People’s Representatives of East Godavari and West Godavari districts as members. The Executive Engineer Dowlaiswaram, EG District is the convener.

Subsequently, it was felt necessary to constitute Godavari Regulatory Authority separately and other Regulatory Authorities for the remaining parts of the State. Accordingly, the Irrigation Department has issued amendment to the above orders, constituting Godavari Regulatory Authority on Godavari River exclusively in February 2013. INN

Godavari River Authority to monitor tourist boats

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