Memories of freedom fighter Alluri lose battle to government ‘apathy’

Visakhapatnam: The memorial park of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Seeta Rama Raju is in a dilapidated condition. The situation is also dangerous as the concrete layers of the slab under which the tombs of Alluri and his follower Gam Gantam Dora are situated are flaking away.
The state and Central governments are planning to set up museums and memorial structures of Alluri Seeta Rama Raju at various places including Lammasingi and Visakhapatnam city but it seems they have forgotten the real place where Alluri fought the British.
Authorities are neglecting the memorial structures where Alluri waged armed struggle including Mampa, Rajendrapalem in Koyyuru mandal, and Krishna Devi Peta in Golugonda mandal in Visakhapatnam district. The Krishna Devi Peta Alluri Park is the only one among the Alluri memorial structures that attracts tourists. So it is high time that people’s representatives in the district took steps for the comprehensive development of the park.
Concrete layers of the ceiling of the tombs came off a couple of days ago. It may be recalled that the ceiling of the museum at the park collapsed a few months ago. Even after that, the authorities have not taken any steps to repair it, locals alleged.
National Alluri Seeta Rama Raju Yuvajana Sangham founder president Padala Veerabhadra Rao demanded that the government focus on it and make necessary arrangements for the facelift of the park.