The Hindu Business Line : Vizag urban authority to cover more areas

Visakhapatnam, Aug. 4 The jurisdiction of the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) has been extended to cover the municipalities of Amudalavalasa and Srikakulam of Srikakulam district and Tuni of East Godavari district.

At a press conference here on Monday, the Visakhapatnam District Collector and Chairman of VUDA, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, said the Nagar Panchayat of Rajam in Srikakulam district was also brought under VUDA, modifying the master plan of Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR).

VUDA, constituted in 1978, covered Visakhapatnam, Gajuwaka, Bheemunipatnam, Anakapalle and Vizianagaram municipalities and 287 villages with an extent of 1,721 sq km. But after extending its jurisdiction, an additional area of 3,852.51 sq km would be included under VMR, taking the number of villages covered to 931 and the new VMR area to 5,573.51 sq km.

The VUDA Vice-Chairman, Mr V.R. Vishnu, said the main reason leading to extension of VUDA limits were the Achyutapuram Special Economic Zone adjoining the Visakhapatnam mandal and the emergence of several special economic zones in Nakkapalli, S. Rayavaram and Rambilli mandals, the Visakhapatnam-Kakinada Petroleum, Chemical and Petro Chemical Investment Regional Special Development Authority, and the rapid urbanisation in the south, north and western corridors of VMR.

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