Thatipudi Reservoir -The jewel of Vijayanagaram( Giri Vinayaka Eco tour) - AP, India




The Thatipudi dam was built in the year 1963-68

 


The  Thatipudi dam is in the Gandyada mandal of Vijayanagaram District.

 

The Thatipudi  reservoir is built across  the Gosthani rever ,with a capacity of 3.175 TMC water.




Gosthni Sarovar Vihar can arrange you a pleasure boat trip.

 

A boat can cost  you 600 INR for an hour trip.If you can wait for a dozen people to gather , then rupees 50  per head would do.



The ride is pleasure  treasure.You can contact vihar contractor on 09959454696 or 09949697764  if you need any special boat.



Make sure you dont pollute the lake with plastic.

 The boat trip takes you way  up to Giri Vinayaka statue  ( mountain  Ganapathi)- check your calories  and carry  drinking water

Giri Vinayaka  statue on the hill top (  the statue may look a bit  artificial) but the view around from the mount is stunning.

View of the  Thatipudi dam from the  Giri vinayaka mount

A few(10) cottages are availabe. For bookings contact Mr Shekhar cell No: 9951972246

A/c rooms would cost you INR 1000 (only two a/c rooms are vailable) non A/c INR 600  . Rooms are  average and sparingly furnished.Carry mosquito repellent .Better to carry bed sheets, if  you are perticular about fresh sheets.

A neat  refreshment hall is available  , but the hygne  of the food and drinking water can be a concern. They may convince you by telling that the same  water is used by the people in Vizhag  and so on.Carry water. The bottled water available  in the stall was also not a standard one. natikodi pulusu (country bred checken curry.You can buy a live chicken and give them too) and white rice tasted delecious.Lake fish is aso available if you order  them very very early.

 You can find a Quiant ,saintly spot or go for a swim (  advice you to venture only under suprevision- the water is really very very deep in some places)

 Lonly fishermen busy in earnaing a days bread.

A crane in its paradise

The end and the begining-the silence and lonliness can some times frighten you or some times  help you  ponder over the Work of the 'Great Artisan'

 A folk of birds merrily fly  towards their nests reminds us that it's time to depart

The sun set in the Eastern Ghats make us feel as if we are in  the magical land of 'Narniya.'

Pervasive power  would pervade our  body and soul , unless one is  penurious in His blessings.

No pleasure can prolong nor one can be a shutter bug  so long.