Agricultural theme park struggles to stay afloat
The Hindu
Mango Meadows having 4,800 species of plants, faces attachment by banks for ₹25 cr. outstanding debt
The COVID-19 induced lockdowns may have served the much-needed relief for the flora and fauna in most protected areas. But for this patch of manmade forest, it just worked the other way around. Like virtually everything in 2020, the raging pandemic has cast a show over the very existence of Mango Meadows, country's first agricultural theme park. Home to about 4 800 species of plants including 700 trees, 900 flowering plants, the park is now struggling hard to stay afloat in the face of a looming debt disaster.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.