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48 boats secured permission to resume operation, says minister
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VIJAYAWADA: Boating operations to popular tourist destination Papikondalu on River Godavari will resume in the first week of July, said Tourism Minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao on Thursday. It might be recalled that the rides on the route were stopped on September 16, 2019 after a boat accident on the river claimed 40 lives. Following the accident, the government had set up nine command control rooms to improve the safety standards. Speaking at a meeting with private boat operators at Berm Park here, the minister said steps are being taken to develop tourist spots across the state to attract foreign tourists and improve revenue of the department.
The first trails at Canton’s Chestnut Mountain Park will be ready to ride before the leaves drop this fall thanks to an overwhelmingly successful fund.
A biker takes a jump at a bike park similar to the one Alvo envisions for Canton. Seth Alvo photo
The first trails at Canton’s Chestnut Mountain Park will be ready to ride before the leaves drop this fall thanks to an overwhelmingly successful fundraising effort from Asheville YouTuber Seth Alvo.
Alvo, whose biking-focused YouTube channel Berm Peak has more than 2 million subscribers, had the idea in mind before Canton even announced its intention to open a 448-acre natural park in Haywood County. Having traveled all over the country to ride trails and film his adventures, Alvo wanted to bring something he saw as a norm in other areas of the United States back home to Asheville, where he has lived since early 2017.