Festive atmosphere arrived took over Fort City two days ahead of the Vinayaka Chaviti festival, due to many Ganesh pandals in every nook and corner of Vizianagaram, with 80 pandals compared to 50 last year.
This year, government’s relaxation of norms led to brisk sale of big Ganesh statues in places like Gurajada junction, Balaji-RTC complex road and others. Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation asked the organisers not to dig up roads and immerse idols in newly developed ponds.
