GVMC sets up single window clearance cell for Vinayaka Chavithi
: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has established a single window clearance cell to manage Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations. A special cell has been set up at both the GVMC head office and the zonal offices to grant permission to the public, resident welfare associations, NGOs, voluntary organizations, and festival organizing committees for conducting the festivities.
The GVMC commissioner, Ketan Garg, has advised city residents, RWAs, NGOs, and festival committees to use environmentally friendly clay Ganesh idols and strictly avoid idols made from chemical-based colors, plaster of Paris, or thermocol materials. He urged people to immerse the clay Ganesh idols in a bucket of water at home and for colony residents to utilize water tanks arranged near parks in their localities for idol immersion.
The commissioner also instructed that permission must be obtained from the nodal officers with due compliance to regulations before setting up entertainment stages in public places. He emphasized that cleanliness and hygiene must be strictly maintained during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations.
The GVMC has designated nodal officers at the head office and zonal offices to assist with the celebrations. Zonal commissioners, assistant medical officers, assistant city planners, and executive engineers at respective zonal offices can be contacted at the zonal level for any assistance or permissions.
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