The Andhra Pradesh Cabinetdecided to felicitate the Olympic badminton star PV Sindhu with Rs. 3 crore reward in cash, a 1,000 sq yard site in the new capital city of Amaravati and a Group I cadre job in the State.
- The State Cabinet, which met chaired by the Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, while lauding the great effort of Sindhu and her contribution to sports, has decided to award the Olympic Silver medallist.
- The Cabinet also approved a Rs. 50 lakh cash reward to Pullela Gopichand, the former badminton star and coach of Sindhu. In addition, it has decided to allot land if Gopichand desires to set up a badminton academy in AP on the lines of one in Hyderabad.
Wildlife Sanctuaries in AP
- Coringa WLS
- Kawal WLS
- Kolleru WLS
- Nellapattu WLS
- Pulicat Lake WLS
- Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam) WLS
- Rollapadu WLS
Natioanl Parks in AP
- Sri Venkateswara National Park
- Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
- Mrugavani National Park
- Rajiv Gandhi National Park
- Namdapha National Park
- Mouling National Park
Famous places
- Rajahmundry city, located on the banks of Godavari River is one of the main attraction of the state.
- Sriharikota, located in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
- Mahanandi , located on the banks of Kurnool District is one of the main attractions of the state.
- Talakona city, located on the banks of Chittor District is one of the main attractions of the state.
- Mypadu beach in Nellore.
- Borra caves in Ananthagari hills near Vishakapatnam.
- Belum caves in Kurnool district-second largest natural caves on the Indian subcontinent.
