Vijayawada: With
just three days left for the prestigious Krishna Pushkaralu to begin,
the works of Padmavathi ghat on the banks of Krishna, the longest ghat
in the city with a length of 1.5 kilometres, are yet to be completed.
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Vijayawada: With
just three days left for the prestigious Krishna Pushkaralu to begin,
the works of Padmavathi ghat on the banks of Krishna, the longest ghat
in the city with a length of 1.5 kilometres, are yet to be completed.
The ghat is located opposite to the
main entrance of Pandit Nehru bus station and beside the VIP ghat. It is
expected that a huge rush would be at the ghat as it is on the
Hyderabad highway and the nearest to the bus station. Incomplete works
and poor quality are the two major problems at the ghat.
The state government allotted about
Rs 53 crore for the works at Padmavathi ghat, but even 50 per cent of
the works have not been completed yet. Laying of tiles at bathing ghat
and granite works at the entrance of the ghat are still in progress.
Construction of dress changing rooms
for women devotees has not yet started. Tent arrangements are at initial
stage. Works are being carried out in a hurried manner which is
affecting the quality of works.
As the tiles are of poor quality some
of them are already broken at many places along the ghat. Workers have
the additional work of replacing them with the new ones. Some of them
are painting the tiles to cover up the damages.
Despite hundreds of workers on the
job 24X7, it is doubtful that they would meet the deadline. A government
official said they were doing their best to speed up the works. Whether
they will be able to complete it in time or not is a big question.
Ghats may not meet Pushkaram deadline
Vijayawada: With
just three days left for the prestigious Krishna Pushkaralu to begin,
the works of Padmavathi ghat on the banks of Krishna, the longest ghat
in the city with a length of 1.5 kilometres, are yet to be completed.
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