The boat services to the Papikonda hill range have been suspended to avoid any untoward incidents owing to unfavourable weather conditions, and inflows into the Godavari owing to monsoon rains.
All the boat services being operated by the AP State Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) and private operators have been stopped from June 27 on the waterway between the mainland and the Papikonda hill ranges.
Since the 2019 Kutchuluru boat capsize in the erstwhile East Godavari district in which 46 people were killed, the tourist boats are mandated to ply through the navigational route recommended by the Irrigation Department.
