A memorial, at the point of furthest advance of the tidal wave,near the town of Avanigadda was built in memory of the people who died in the storm.
A big festival will be organised every year during the Pournami(Full moon day)of Chaitra month, in the name of goddess.People from local regions visit the temple for her blessings.This festival is one of the biggest people gathering events in the locality.
In four villages near Avanigadda, Andhra Pradesh tsunami shelters doubling as school buildings were constructed using charitable donations from the German Government and organisations such as Lions Club, Altlandsberg, Solidarity Service International (SODI) and Aktion Deutschland Hilft and Berlin Lichtenberg.
Krishna river originates at Mahabaleswar near the Jor village in the extreme north of Wai Taluka, Satara District, Maharashtra in the west and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi (near Avanigadda) in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast.