| Lok Sabha Constituencies in Yanam district, Puducherry (MP Constituencies) | Puducherry |
| MLA Assembly Constituencies in Yanam district, Puducherry | Yanam |
About Yanam District :
Yanam district is situated on the East Coast of the Indian Peninsula at 16 degrees 42′ northern latitude, and between 82 degree 11′ Eastern longitude bounded on all sides by the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh State. Endowed with a rich cultural ancestry and traditional legacy of the bygone, Yanam district is spread over an area of 30 sq. km. The total population of the district is 55,626 as per census 2011. The entire region, consisting of Yanam town and six revenue villages is treated as Municipality for purposes of local administration. The district of Yanam is blessed with numerous important educational institutions of great repute. Agriculture and industries play an important role in strengthening the economy of the district of Yanam. The region of Yanam is endowed with the bounty of nature that casts a magical spell on the tourists. Some of the tourist destinations of Yanam are Venkanna Babu Temple – One of the prominent religious shrines of Yanam and The new Yanam- Ferry road – An engineering marvel of Yanam and it is an important landmark of the district Yanam.
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Tourist Places :
Yanam has got a very beautiful view. It is covered withful of coconut trees. We can have fresh iodinised air since it is located over the Banks of the Gauthami Godavari River. Humidity is high in this region.
Yanam consists of 8 villages namely,
- Kanakalapeta
- Mettakur
- Kurasampeta
- Farampeta
- Dariyalathippa
- Dommeti Peta
- Guireyampeta
- Savithri Nagar
This is actually the river bank road of Gauthami Godavari. This road was constructed by the Andhra Road & Buildings Dept. They had given the maintenance of this Road to Yanam Public Works Dept. This road ends with SavithriNagar village. After Savithri Nagar, the river goes into the Sea.
During 1995-96 Cyclone, the road was badly damaged. Almost 50% of the road was destroyed due to heavy tides of the sea. The road is having 8 mts. width and 16 Kms.The total cost of the construction of the road was nearly 3 crores.
Now the Govt. has taken steps to make this area as one of the tourist spots of Yanam Region because it has a very good River View. There is a proposal to have a boat house in this area. The Agriculture Dept. has already started the Afforestation programme along this Road side.
The Ferry Road
The Yanam Ferry Road was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Pondicherry Shri R.V.JanakiRaman on 11.1.2000. Now, there is a proposal for making the Ferry Road very beautiful by putting important person’s idols on the footpath of this Road.
Daily above Ten Thousand passengers are travelling to and fro on this Pant. The people from Konaseema area under the Amalapuram Constituency of East Godavari District are mainly using this river way for reaching Kakinada, the District Head Quarters.
This river called Gauthami Godavari is one of the branches of the main river Godavari. It enters the Bay of Bengal after crossing around 12 Kms.
The minimum capacity of the Panti can hold is 15 Tonnes. It supports the two wheelers, three wheelers as well as four wheelers excluding heavy vehicles.
Per trip, it carries roughly 200 passengers along with vehicles. The time of journey depends on the river flow. Generally, it takes 15 minutes to cross from one end to another.
Now, the Govt. of AndhraPradesh with the assistance of ONGC, WorldBank Funds, Pondicherry Govt., Central Govt. and the donations from the farmers & markeing committies, is constructing a Bridge across this river.
The estimated cost of the construction is roughly 120 crores.
The Navayuga Engineering Constructions(NEC) of Visakhapatnam has taken the contract to build the bridge in the stipulated time of 36 months. The foundation stone was laid by Shri G.M.C.BalaYogi, Hon’ble LokSabha Speaker.
The New Bridge – Balayogi Varadhi was inaugurated by Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, CM, AP in 2002.
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