Aadudam Andhra (transl. 'Andhra, let's play') is an initiative of the Andhra Pradesh government to promote sports. It will be held from Dec 26, 2023 to Feb 10, 2024. [1] [2]
Cricket, basketball, [3] volleyball, kabaddi, kho-kho and badminton doubles will be included along with other traditional Indian games, [4] [5] [6] with yoga, tennikoit, and a 3 km marathon also being played non-competitively. [7] [8] Competition will be held at the village/ward secretariat, mandal, constituency, district and state levels, and Visakhapatnam hosting the final stage of the event. [9]
At the constituency level, winning teams will get ₹35,000 (US$420), while second- and third-placed teams will respectively earn ₹15,000 (US$180) and ₹5,000 (US$60).
At the district-level, the top-three teams will respectively earn ₹60,000 (US$720), ₹30,000 (US$360) and ₹10,000 (US$120), while at the state-level, they will earn ₹5 lakh (US$6,000), ₹3 lakh (US$3,600) and ₹2 lakh (US$2,400) respectively. [10]
Kavali is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh of India. It also serves as headquarters of Kavali mandal and Kavali revenue division.It is one of the few cities from Andhra Pradesh which were selected for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme.
Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region, is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557 of which 29.07% was urban. Its administrative headquarters are located in Nellore city. Located in the Coastal Andhra region, the district is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Kadapa district and Annamayya district to the west, Prakasam district to the north, and Tirupati district to the south.
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