Indian Railways Unveils First 3D-Printed Building

Ragavendran Ramesh • Indian Railways • Published on 4 Jul 2025

Indian Railways builds its first 3D-printed Gangman Hut in Andhra Pradesh in just 25 days. A major leap in sustainable infrastructure and rapid construction.

Parvathipuram, a relatively new district carved from Vizianagaram in northern Andhra Pradesh, is rapidly emerging as a regional hub of administration, tribal welfare, and agricultural progress, where rural voices, local governance, and hill-based challenges intersect to shape real-world developments. Located close to the Odisha border and part of the Eastern Ghats belt, Parvathipuram’s terrain is dotted with tribal hamlets, forested zones, and cultivation plots that form the backbone of the local economy. The region sees high dependency on monsoon-fed farming with crops like paddy, cotton, pulses, and millets, making every weather update, irrigation release, and mandi price shift highly relevant for daily news. Being a tribal-majority district, it also becomes a center point for updates on Girijan welfare schemes, education drives, forest land rights under FRA (Forest Rights Act), and healthcare accessibility in remote hill pockets. Civic developments like new road projects, rural electrification, tank desilting, and Anganwadi infrastructure are tracked closely by citizens, while political activity involves local MLAs, Mandal leaders, and active Panchayat committees that often raise demands tied to drinking water, bus connectivity, and ration distribution. The district occasionally witnesses news around illegal sand mining, wildlife sightings, forest encroachments, or health alerts during seasonal vector outbreaks. Educational institutions are limited but evolving, with recent pushes for residential schools and junior colleges to reduce migration to cities. News cycles here often highlight accidents on ghat roads, bridge proposals for better Odisha-Andhra movement, APTRANSCO updates, and cultural observances tied to tribal festivals and temple fairs. Weekly markets and public grievance redressal camps are central to administration-public interaction, and digital penetration is still improving in deeper rural belts, prompting discussions on e-governance inclusion and mobile network expansion. While Parvathipuram remains quieter than Andhra’s coastal metros, it plays a crucial role in the larger welfare delivery system and inter-district commerce across tribal Andhra. As the district balances its recent administrative upgrade with deep-rooted social dynamics, RagaDecode delivers consistent, meaningful, and localized coverage to help residents stay informed about what’s shaping their district’s future.