Alluri Sitarama Raju district

Alluri Sitarama Raju district
Alluri Sitarama Raju district
Proposed district of Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Named for	Alluri Sitarama Raju
Headquarters	Paderu
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Alluri Sitarama Raju district is a proposed district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who hailed from the region, the district was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state once a final notification is issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters of the district is proposed to be at Paderu. It would be formed from Paderu revenue division of Visakhapatnam district and Rampachodavaram revenue division of East Godavari district.^[1]

In July 2019, on the occasion of Alluri Sitarama Raju's 122nd birth anniversary, state Tourism Minister said the newly formed district would be named after Alluri Sitarama Raju.^[2]

References[]

^ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "New district will be named after Alluri: Minister". The New Indian Express. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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[1] Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[nee1-2] "New district will be named after Alluri: Minister". The New Indian Express. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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