The places associated with Sir Arthur Cotton (1803-1899) are in great neglect in and around Dowleswaram, where he lived in a thatched house for more than a year until he shifted to a house that is situated on a hill at Bommuru in Rajamahendravaram rural Mandal. In 2022, the house with a horse stable was proposed to be renovated.
“Earlier, we had a proposal to renovate Sir Arthur Cotton’s house with an estimated ₹3 crore. The project had to be withdrawn as the merger of Bommuru village into the Municipal Corporation is still pending in court. We will have an action plan once the Bommuru village officially comes under our jurisdiction”K. Dinesh KumarRajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation Commissioner
“Earlier, we had a proposal to renovate Sir Arthur Cotton’s house with an estimated ₹3 crore. The project had to be withdrawn as the merger of Bommuru village into the Municipal Corporation is still pending in court. We will have an action plan once the Bommuru village officially comes under our jurisdiction”, Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation Commissioner K. Dinesh Kumar tells The Hindu.
