Diviseema
Diviseema (Telugu: దివిసీమ) is a small and fertile island in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Geography
Diviseema is located in the delta area formed at Puligadda (Avanigadda), where the Krishna River is divided into two before merging into the Bay of Bengal. One merges in Bay of Bengal at Hamsaladeevi(Koduru mandal) and the other near to Gullalamoda(Nagayalanka mandal) Recently, a new bridge was constructed at Puligadda connecting Repalle and Puligadda.
Notable places in Diviseema include Kuchipudi, Movva, Velivolu, Sangameswaram, NagayaLanka, Koduru, Hamasaladeevi, Mopidevi, Avanigadda, ChallaPalli, Mopidevi, PedaKallepalli, Srikakulam, Ghantasala.
People
- Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao (politician)
- Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (involved in film, music, and composition)
- Kunapareddy Naga Chenchaiah (only person to receive the Vikram Sarabhai Award in South India)
- Pingali Venkaiah (designed the National Flag of India)
- Pasupuleti Kannamba (actress)
- Mandali Buddha Prasad (politician)
- Myneni Hariprasada Rao (scientist)
- Simhadri Satyanarayana [politician]
- Gottipati Brahmaiah (Politician from Ghantasala)
- Ambati Brahmanaiah [Politician]
- Chandra Rajeswararao [Politician]
- Veturi Sundara Ramamurthy [Lyrics]
- Challapalli Raja [Politician]
- Purama Sridhar Babu(Diviseema Parirakshana Samithi)
- Naani [Actor]
- SriKanth [Actor]
- Venkat [Actor]
- Kanumuri Pirati [Business Tycoon]
- Ghanta Sambasiva Rao (NIH, USA)
- Gorrepati Ranganadha Babu (Philontropist, USA)
- Muddineni Chandra Rao (Politician)
- Thota Narasayya ( Janda VeeruDu from Pagolu village)
- Korrapati Praneeth (entrepreneur)
Tidal Wave
The region became world-famous due to the unprecedented loss of human life suffered during the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone (called Uppena in Telugu) across this region on 19 November 1977. It is estimated that 10,000 people and 10,00,000 heads of animals died as a result of this natural disaster. The survivors have recouped, due largely to voluntary organizations and governmental efforts.[1] "Dviseema"