Dibbapalem

Dibbapalem
—  village  —
Dibbapalem Location of Dibbapalem in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	17°37′43″N 83°14′10″E / 17.62861°N 83.23611°E / 17.62861; 83.23611Coordinates: 17°37′43″N 83°14′10″E / 17.62861°N 83.23611°E / 17.62861; 83.23611
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Visakhapatnam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Dibbapalem is a village in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Dibbapalem is located at 17°37′43″N 83°14′10″E / 17.62861°N 83.23611°E / 17.62861; 83.23611. This village comes under the Greater Visakhapatnam Corporation in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Beach

The beach in Dibbapalem is called Gangavaram Beach. It was named after the town which existed before the Visakhaptnam Steel Plant was constructed.

People

There are 3,000 families living in the village, and most of its residents are either fishermen or employees at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Fifty percent of the residents are fishermen, while the others are mostly the employees of the steel plant. The castes in the village are 'Kaapu', 'Palli' and 'Jaalari'. Mostly all the people of Dibbapalem are Hindus.

Temples

There are three temples in the village. The Paidithalli Amma temple is located on the village outskirts. In the middle of the village, there are temples of Sita Ram, Lakshman and Hanuman. The temples of Trimurthies; Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara are near the sea.

Festivals

All of the Hindu festivals are celebrated in the village. The Maaghapournami is celebrated in February through March, the people from surrounding villages bathe in the sea. There is even a small fair on this day. The Paidithalamma Ammavaari Panduga festival is celebrated every other year in mid-June.

Village demolished

The village was removed from the area and all the families are shifted to two places. Most of the people working at Visakhapatnam Steel plant are shifter near Srinagar and the people who have their living from fishing are located near peda gantyada.During this, there was lot of tension which went on for several months leading to strikes and police firing.While 1,270 families accepted the compensation package and agreed to vacate their houses, 350 owing allegiance to the Vedika refused to leave the village, demanding categorical assurance from the management of the private port to provide permanent jobs to at least one member of the project-affected family.^[1]

Gangavaram Port

The whole village is vacated and Construction of the port began in December 2005, and commercial operations commenced in August 2008. The port was formally inaugurated in July 2009, by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.The port is called Gangavaram Port after the name of the beach.This is the deepest port in India.^[2] Fishermen in the Gangavaram and Dibbapalem villages, who were directly affected by the construction of the port, demanded construction of an alternative jetty and a relief and rehabilitation package.^[3]

References

1. ^ The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : Dibbapalem tense
2. ^ CM inaugurates Gangavaram Port
3. ^ A hill stands between Andhra fishermen, Gangavaram port