The settlement in Vijayawada, India originated on the banks of the Krishna River, with early roads following the river and canals. As the population increased, the city expanded and National Highway 16 was laid out, becoming a major transportation route. The Prakasam Barrage, built in 1959 across the Krishna River, provided connectivity between two districts and acted as infrastructure for the growing city.
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The settlement in Vijayawada, India originated on the banks of the Krishna River, with early roads following the river and canals. As the population increased, the city expanded and National Highway 16 was laid out, becoming a major transportation route. The Prakasam Barrage, built in 1959 across the Krishna River, provided connectivity between two districts and acted as infrastructure for the growing city.
The settlement in Vijayawada, India originated on the banks of the Krishna River, with early roads following the river and canals. As the population increased, the city expanded and National Highway 16 was laid out, becoming a major transportation route. The Prakasam Barrage, built in 1959 across the Krishna River, provided connectivity between two districts and acted as infrastructure for the growing city.
The settlement in Vijayawada originated on the banks of river Krishna.
The roads were along the
river and canals. The first road was canal road and on the out skirts of Vijayawada nh16 was laid due to increase in population the city started expanding and nh16 become one of the major transportation way . Prakasam Barrage was built in 1959 it also acted as the connectivity between to districts.