VISAKHAPATNAM: A total of 10,661 people visited
Borra Caves
on Sunday, the last in Karthika Maasam. On December 6, the APTDC earned a revenue of Rs 6 lakh from nearly 9,000 tourists. This is the highest single-day footfall so far in 2020, said B Gowri Sankara Rao, manager at Borra Caves, adding that AP Tourism Development Corporation earned a revenue of Rs 7,51,790 on Sunday, also the highest this year, despite Covid-19 fears and limited transport.
“We generally close the spot at 5 pm, but this Sunday we gave an exception and allowed tourists till 7 pm. Within one hour between 6 pm and 7 pm, we earned a revenue of Rs 80,000 by allowing nearly 1,400 visitors. This was also a record in APTDC’s history despite all hurdles placed by curbs to control the pandemic,” Sankara Rao told TOI.
Almost all tourist spots in the district are receiving a large number of tourists against expected footfall, said another tourism officer. Sankara Rao said while the Railways restarted the Visakhapatnam-Araku train from December 18, no provision has been made for a stop at Borra Caves.Tourism minister M Srinivasa Rao said they will consider the issue.
V Kamalakara Rao, Senior Correspondent, The Times of India, based...
Read MoreV Kamalakara Rao, Senior Correspondent, The Times of India, based in Visakhapatnam, covers mainly civic bodies including Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), transport including Indian Railways, Airports and Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, power sector including Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited. He is a nature lover and likes to spend time amidst nature.
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