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| The Thatipudi dam was built in the year 1963-68 |
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| The Thatipudi dam is in the Gandyada mandal of Vijayanagaram District. |
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| The Thatipudi reservoir is built across the Gosthani rever ,with a capacity of 3.175 TMC water. |
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| Gosthni Sarovar Vihar can arrange you a pleasure boat trip. |
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| 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. |
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| The ride is pleasure treasure.You can contact vihar contractor on 09959454696 or 09949697764 if you need any special boat. |
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| Make sure you dont pollute the lake with plastic. |
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| The boat trip takes you way up to Giri Vinayaka statue ( mountain Ganapathi)- check your calories and carry drinking water |
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| Giri Vinayaka statue on the hill top ( the statue may look a bit artificial) but the view around from the mount is stunning. |
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| View of the Thatipudi dam from the Giri vinayaka mount |
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| A few(10) cottages are availabe. For bookings contact Mr Shekhar cell No: 9951972246 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
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| Lonly fishermen busy in earnaing a days bread. |
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| A crane in its paradise |
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| 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' |
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| A folk of birds merrily fly towards their nests reminds us that it's time to depart |
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| The sun set in the Eastern Ghats make us feel as if we are in the magical land of 'Narniya.' |
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| Pervasive power would pervade our body and soul , unless one is penurious in His blessings. |
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| No pleasure can prolong nor one can be a shutter bug so long. |
