Thatipudi Reservoir

Thatipudi Reservoir is an artificial reservoir on the Gosthani River near Thatipudi village in Srungavarapukota Mandal, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh. Created by the Thatipudi Dam built between 1963 and 1968, it provides irrigation water and drinking water supply to Visakhapatnam. Surrounded by Eastern Ghats hills and green countryside, it is a scenic day-trip destination for sightseeing and picnics.

Visitors can expect a large water body formed by the dam across the Gosthani River, surrounded by forested hills of the Eastern Ghats and agricultural fields. The site offers open viewpoints over the reservoir, earthen dam embankment, and calm backwaters. There are roadside viewing areas for photography and picnicking. The setting is quiet and rural with limited commercial development, suitable for nature observation and short walks along the reservoir periphery.

Constructed between 1963 and 1968 across the Gosthani River near Thatipudi village, the Thatipudi Dam and Reservoir was developed as a medium irrigation project to irrigate lands in Vizianagaram district and to supply drinking water to Visakhapatnam city. It remains a key water resource infrastructure in north coastal Andhra Pradesh.