visakapatnam agency tour



SILERU, PADERU AND LAMBASINGI
(VISAKHA AGENCY TOUR)






SILERU:




Sileru River is a tributary of Sabari River. It originates in Andhra Pradesh and flows through Odisha before merging with Sabari. Sabari river crosses the border into Andhra Pradesh to merge with Godavari river. Sileru (known as Machkund in its upper reaches) river joins Sabari river at tri-junction boundary point of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

The Jalaput Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Machkund River, a tributary of the Godavari River in India which rises in the Mudugal hills of Visakhapatnam District and nearby Ondra Gadda it becomes the boundary between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Jalaput Dam (and Reservoir) impounds 34.273 TMC of water for the needs of down stream 120 MW Machkund Hydro-Electric Scheme (MHES), which is in operation since 1955. The dam and the MHES are the joint projects of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states. 

The water released by Lower Sileru power station can be used for the planned Lower Sileru irrigation scheme located in Sileru basin.

TRANSPORT:
Distance between Visakhapatnam to Sileru is 138 km. Travel Time by road is 4 hrs.

ACCOMMODATION:  

Medium and Budget hotels are available.


PADERU.

 

Paderu is a village and a Mandel H Q of Visakhapatnam District  in   the state of Andhra Pradesh.It has an average elevation of 904 meters (2,969 feet).


Paderu is the most important town in the Manyam  (forest) area of Visakhapatnam District. Paderu is the center of Visakha agency. Integrated Tribal Development Authority (I.T.D.A) is located in Paderu. Wonderful locations and beautiful scenery abound in the areas surrounding Paderu. Coffee plantations in Minimuluru circle are very famous.


Paderu is in same hill belt popular for its cool weather and greenery.

ACCOMMODATION:
Medium and Budget hotels are available.

TRANSPORT:
From Visakhapatnam it is 120 KM by road, Unlike Araku this small hill station does not have any rail connectivity.

LAMBASINGI.


It has an average elevation of 839 meters (2755 feet).

Crossing Narsipatnam, the ghat section starts and we go up a winding road cutting its way up the Eastern Ghats through dense vegetation. The entire route is cloaked in a dense fog which forces us to crawl at a snail’s pace due to the extremely poor visibility.

Lambasingi and Dallepalle in Vizag Agency, which have plentiful greenery and have had sub-zero temperatures in the winter over the past few years, will soon be added to Visakhapatnam's tourism map.

 ACCOMMODATION: 
 Medium and Budget hotels are available.

TRANSPORT:
Distance between Visakhapatnam to Lambasingi  196  km Travel Time by road is  6hrs(app x).










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