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The historic Kondaveedu Fort is a permanent image of the valour and glory of the Reddy kings, Minister for Home and Disaster Management M. Sucharitha has stated.
Speaking after launching a ebook titled ‘Kondaveeti Charitra Vyasalu’ authored by Modugula Ravikrishna at a operate right here on Sunday, Ms. Sucharitha stated she had spent her total childhood at at Phirangipuram, watching the fort and the formidable fort partitions.
“In those days, it was very difficult to travel to Kondaveedu Fort due to lack of proper transport facilities. But now, we can just drive along the ghat road to reach the fort. The government is keen on transforming the fort as an important tourist destination,” stated the Home Minister.
Participating within the programme, Guntur Collector I. Samuel Ananda Kumar stated the Kondapalli Killa and Kondaveedu Fort have been constructed by Reddy Kings throughout the thirteenth and 14th centuries. The Giri Durgam atop the fort used to be essentially the most formidable protecting formation in these days. The fort at all times boasted of its mighty warriors and horses.
“The Reddy kings patronised art and literature. Telugu was the official language. Yerrapragada was the court poet, while Srinatha was a minister of the Reddy kings,” he stated.
Andhra Pradesh Madya Vimochana Samithi chairperson V. Lakshmana Reddy stated that historical past reveals that Yogi Vemana had penned ‘Navaneetha Sidhasaram’ on the fort within the fifteenth century.
Kondaveedu Fort Development Society secretary Kalli Siva Reddy stated that a highway from Ameenabad to the fort has been sanctioned, which is able to assist vacationers drive to the fort from the state freeway earlier than getting into Phirangipuram village.
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