Now, tourists have to pay to see the rising sun from Vanjangi viewpoint near Paderu

November 05, 2023 08:06 pm | Updated 08:06 pm IST - PADERU Tourists visiting Vanjangi hill will now have to avail themselves of a jeep ride in order to reach the hilltop as the Alluri Sitharama Raju district administration has banned the entry of private vehicles on the ghat road. Locals say that the number of tourists visiting Vanjangi hill is more compared with the footfalls at Lambasingi, a tribal hamlet in Chintapalli mandal, which records zero degree Celsius during winter. This year, the Integrated Tribal Development Agency authorities, tribal people / locals from three panchayats, the police and other stakeholders conducted a meeting and decided to enforce a ban on plying of personal vehicles. Mandal Parishad Development Officer of Paderu Naveen said they had earmarked a vast area at the foot of the hill to enable the visitors to park their vehicles.