Officials supervising the land levelling work under way at Government Junior College campus in Sullurpeta, where the inaugural and valedictory functions of the Flamingo Festival 2025 will be held.
The much-awaited ‘Flamingo Festival 2025’ is all set to be conducted at the Sullurpeta constituency in Tirupati district from January 18 to 20.
Expectations are high among the nature lovers and birdwatchers as the fest was last conducted in 2020. More than 200 varieties of birds are expected to fly to this region during this season. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has already informed the district administration to conduct the event on the lines of a State festival.
In view of the rich biodiversity which is exclusive to the region abutting the eastern coast, the Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is flocked by grey pelicans, spoonbill storks, cormorants, open bill storks and others from Southeast Asian region during this season. Similarly, flamingos also migrate to this spot during the same season for food.
The three-day event will be spread across five locations including Nelapattu, B.V. Palem, Atakanithippa, Sri City and Sullurpeta.
According to Tirupati district Collector S. Venkateswar, a three-day session will be conducted on eco-friendly biodiversity at Sri City, bird watching spots at Nelapattu and Atakanithippa, and boating facility at B.V. Palem as a tourist attraction. Similarly, stalls will be set up at the Government Junior College campus at Sullurpeta, where cultural programmes will also be conducted.
The government has developed infrastructure facilities also in the region by integrating it with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Local residents will be priorotised at the festival, Mr. Venkateswar asserted, hinting that the problems faced by the residents of the eco-sensitive zone will be addressed, within the purview of the law.
While inspecting the site along with Sullurpeta MLA Nelavala Vijayasri, Regional Director (Tourism) Ramana Prasad, DFO (Wildlife) Radhika and District Tourism Officer Janardhan Reddy on Tuesday, he directed the officials to make the event a successful one.
Published – January 08, 2025 07:08 pm IST
