Vijayawada city is under the spell of Lord Ganesh with almost all residential colonies, street corners and lanes erecting pandals and installing idols of the god in all sizes. Permission has been given to, around 1,450 pandals in Vijayawada.

With the tallest 72-ft eco-friendly Siddhi Buddhi Sametha Kailasa Ganapati idol by Doondi Ganesh Seva Samithi at Ghantasala Music College grounds, here are the top Temples and Pandals in Vijayawada.

1. Lord Vinayaka Temple, Canal Road, One Town
2. Doondi Ganesh Seva Samithi, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao Music and Dance College
3. Sri Maha Ganapati Mahotsava Committee at Besant Road
4. Sri Balla Vigneshvara Bhakta Brundam, Sammeta Vari Street, One Town
5. Sri Vigneswara Seva Samithi on Vatturi Vari Street, One Town
6. Sri Bala Ganapati Mandir, One Town
7. Sri Lakshmi Ganapati Seva Samithi, Satyanarayanapuram
8. Sri Kanipaka Ganapati Bhakta Brundam, Ayodhaya Nagar
9. Sri Kailasa Ganapati Seva Samithi, Patamata
10. Sri Uma Maheswara Seva Samithi, Bhavanipuram

Vijaya Dairy is going to construct a mega milk plant in Krishna District at Arugolanu village near Hanuman Junction, in Krisna District. The mega milk project is going to come with an investment of Rs.150 crores.

Mandava Janaki Ramaiah who is the milk union chairman since the past 24 years, is planning to lay the foundation by end of the year. The milk union had already identified the land at Arugolanu village near Hanuman Junction.

Vijaya Dairy is facing competition from various private dairies. Right now Vijaya Dairy is producing one lakh litres per day in Krishna District, and it want to enhance to another one lakh litres production. There is a demand of four lakh litres milk in Krishna District.

Krishna District Milk Producers Mutually Aided Cooperative Union Limited, which manufactures milk products branded as Vijaya Dairy.

Reminding a scene from the recent Tollywood blockbuster Bahubali, a Woman died in a tragic way trying to rescue her grandson from drowning in a canal in Vuyyuru of Krishna district. Just like in Bahubali, Sivagami character saves her grandson by herself drowning in deep water but holds the baby up with her hands, a grandmother died in the process of rescuing her grandson.

The incident took place at Kobbarithota area on Pulleru canal bund in Vuyyuru. A. woman called Ammanamma, 49, who is residing on the canal bund, saw her grandson Jaswanth, 2, drowning, who went near the canal for nature's call.

She immediately jumped into the canal which was in spate and caught hold of Jaswanth. Ammanamma held Jaswanth up in the air to save him but in the process she drowned.

The locals who observed Ammanamma jumping into the canal tried to save them but they could only save Jaswanth. Ammanamma's bravery saved her grandchild but she could not save herself. Later, fire department officials, with the help of locals, recovered Ammanamma's body from the canal.

Building Lifting which we are hearing these days is now happening at Vijayawada. The G+1 building of Konduru Nageswara Rao, near Gurunanak Nagar is the place where the "Building Lifting" is happening.

As the level of road is increased and due to drainage problems occurring frequently in the house, Mr.Nageswara Rao, opted for Lifting the house which is cheaper, compared to demolishing and constructing a new one. He has enquired about this process in Guntur, where recently the house lifting has happened and decided to go with it.

JJ Building Lifting Services, a Chennai-based company who has also served in Guntur earlier, has lifted the house 4 feet high from its ground level. Around 33 trained workers are working on this project and around 250 jacks are used to lift the house.

The process would go on for 45 days, where it costs Rs.250 per sq.ft. on all floors of the building.

The house was first built with ground floor in 1976 and later in 1982, the first floor was built.

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