Lammasingi Waterfalls

Published: 08-10-2016,07:56:46pm

Lammasingi Hills is often referred as Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh. This hill station is situated at about 31 km north from Narsipatnam, perched at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. This is the only place in Southern India, where you can experience snowfall sometimes in winter. Even in seasons other than winter, sunlight falls only after 10 AM in the morning.

The local people are engaged in the pepper and coffee plantations. The cool wind which blows from the forests and valleys of Chintapalli area makes the Lambasingi Hillock cool and foggy. Temperatures during winters remain between 0 and 10 degree Celsius. Some years tempreture goes below 0° C in winters, December and January being the coldest months of the year.

APTDC plans to open a state-run resort here and develop Lambasingi as a tourism hub. Lately, this place has seen an increase in the number of tourists. Near to Lammasingi there is beautiful waterfall attracting the visitors. Lammasingi Waterfalls is near to Bodakondamma Temple. It is on ghat road from Narsipatnam to Lammasingi. This waterfall looks very narrow and like a shower and it is nearly 5 km.

Those who are interested in hill climbing, this is the right place for them. In Lammasingi, local people forming Apple Trees and Dragon Fruit Trees. To reach this place, there are number of Buses, Cabs and Auto Rickshaws are available from Narsipatnam City.