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The Jatra begins at Medaram in Tadvai Mandal in Warangal district from 27th Januvary 2010 and will continue for 4 days. The Samakka Jatra is a State Festival of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.

This year 60 to 70 Lakh devotees visited Jatra from AP , MP,Orissa and Maharashtra. This is biggest congregation after Kumbha Mela in India.

    













N ENGINEERING MARVEL IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE INITIATIVE OF DISTRICT COLLECTOR

Medaram Jathra � tribal jathra held once in two years Over the years, the jathra has been attracting more and more people from a few thousand visitors / devotees during seventies and eighties, the number has increased to an alarming estimated 35 lakhs during 2000 and it is expected to increase further. If the past trend is any indication, the number estimated this year is a whopping 50 lakhs Celebrated biannually as per the traditions of Koya tribes since time immemorial. Medaram which was the abode of Koya kings during the 10th Century is situated in a thick forest on the banks of River Godavari.

BRIDGE ACROSS JAMPANNA VAGU

Medaram village with a population of less than 1000 is severely stressed by the large congregation of people and the human activities have caused severe negative impact on the environment.

Medaram Jathra and Jampanna Vagu

Jampanna vagu which flows in the vicinity of the Medaram village, forms the blood line of the jathra rituals � for holy bath as well as subsistence of the devotees during the jathra period.

Jampanna Vagu is a stream where lakhs of pilgrims take bath, wash themselves and their cloths and also where animals are also washed. The stream has water only during the rainy season and for a few weeks following the monsoon.

Jampanna Vagu�..

This stream is normally dry during the month of February when the festival is held and the water is released to the stream through the surplus weir of Laknavaram Lake.
A make shift bridge is normally constructed across the vagu to facilitate the movements of people and at time small vehicles and bullock carts from one bank of the stream to the other.

There is a long felt need for a permanent bridge across this vagu for the convenience of pilgrims as well as to plan transportation requirements during the jathra
During the last year, strong proposals were initiated to take up this work with financial assistance from NABARD.