The summer has been a challenging one in Visakhapatnam. With the sun blazing away day after day, the mercury has been on the constant, leaving the citizens with no respite whatsoever. With the district already witnessing a few deaths due to the heat wave, the officials have upped the ante in creating awareness among the […]
Around 43 pilgrims from Mumbai were left stranded in Vizag for a couple of days. The group’s bus, which was travelling to Nepal, suffered a breakdown near the Yendada Tank on the National Highway on Saturday. A damaged part of the fuel connector of the bus could not be replaced till Monday and the travellers […]
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), on Monday night, removed the statues of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, director Dasari Narayana Rao, and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna at Beach Road in Vizag. Numerous policemen were deployed at the site as the authorities got rid of the statues. The statues, which were unveiled by TDP leader Ganta Srinivasa […]
As part of the drive towards making Visakhapatnam a greener city, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has been taking quite a few measures such as introducing eco-friendly vehicles and setting up of electric charging stations in the city. Accordingly, it also granted 30 electric cars to the Visakhapatnam district. Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company […]
GVMC’s bio-mining project, which was proposed in 2016, for re-mediating the solid waste dump yard at Kapuluppada in Visakhapatnam, has finally been sanctioned by the State Government. Reportedly, about 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of unsegregated waste have been accumulated in the dump yard since 2001. It may be noted that GVMC earlier sought the involvement of private […]
In an attempt to assess the pros and cons involved in running electric buses in the Visakhapatnam transport system, GVMC has brought an electric bus to the city on Thursday. The electric bus, registered under the Telangana Transport Department, was brought to the city for a trial run. During the trial run, GVMC will be […]
GVMC, which introduced the e-bicycle sharing system at the RK beach stretch in Visakhapatnam, is now planning to set up more e-bicycle stations across the city. Reportedly, the 12 areas which are likely to get the new bicycle stations include the city railway station, RTC complex, Simhachalam foothills, both the entries to the Zoo Park, […]
GVMC Commissioner M Hari Narayanan, on Monday, reviewed Akkayyapalem and Dondaparthy areas of Wards 12 and 15 in Visakhapatnam. Making suggestions enhance the state of hygiene in the locales, Mr Narayanan emphasised the need to work dedicatedly to ensure cleanliness. The GVMC Commissioner further warned that fines would be imposed if any activities are found […]
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) will be extending the Smart Streets project to 34 more roads, spanning over 11.5 km in the city. The smart streets project that stretches up to 19.5 km is already underway at 20 roads. The project is expected to cost GVMC about Rs 130 crores. GVMC has taken up […]
Former Rajya Sabha member and Padma Bhushan recipient, Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, has come under the purview of controversies once again. Eyebrows were raised as the author of ‘Draupadi’ erected three statues on the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. Unveiled by HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao about 2 days ago, these were of the prominent film personality, […]
The staff at the GVMC Hospital in Vizag have been warned of losing jobs by the District Collector. The warnings have been issued in regards of the ill attitude of the staff towards the patients. Noticing the less number of patients in the hospital, the staff were questioned by the collector to learn the reasons. […]
Additional to mosquito menace, the incessant rains made Vizag a mosquito breeding ground, with the water stagnation remaining an issue. Keeping this in mind, around 5,000 personnel from Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) would be conducting a door to door surveillance to create awareness about Dengue to the people. GVMC has made plans to visit […]
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