Ahead of the Navaratri rush, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has set up extra water points, mobile toilets and luggage‑safekeeping centres on the sacred Indrakeeladi hill.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is chief guest at Saturday's PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Summit, where organisers plan to unveil an IIT council for Amaravati, a deep-tech venture fund and a quantum launch named Q-Shiva.