Dibbapalem is a village in the Indian state

States and territories of India

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 of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

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Geography

Dibbapalem is located at 17°37′43"N 83°14′10"E. 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

Vizag Steel

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant,opened by popularly known as Vizag Steel , is one of the major steel producers in India. Vizag Steel Plant has been conferred Navratna status on 17 November 2010. Founded in 1971, the company focuses on producing value-added steel, with 214,000 tonnes produced in August...

 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

Hindu

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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

Rama

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, Lakshman and Hanuman

Hanuman

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. The temples of Trimurthies

Trimurti

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; Brahma

Brahma

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, Vishnu

Vishnu

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 and Maheswara

Shiva

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 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.

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

Gangavaram Port

Gangavaram Port, located in Andhra Pradesh, is India's deepest port. Inaugurated in July 2009, it has a depth of 21m. It is managed by Gangavaram Port Ltd., a special-purpose company floated by Mr. DVS Raju, who serves as its Chairman and Managing Director...

after the name of the beach.This is the deepest port in India.
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.