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Hans India
a day ago
- Health
- Hans India
Rajiv Indoor Stadium opens gates for public
Visakhapatnam: After completing modernisation works at Vikas Nagar, Gajuwaka in a fast track mode, Rajiv Indoor Stadium reopens for the public. With an aim to encourage sports and promote a healthy lifestyle among people, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)undertook a major revamping exercise at a cost of Rs 9 other amenities, the stadium paints a new look with a walking track, restrooms, quality wooden flooring, a swimming pool, a cultural centre and drinking water facilities. Along with the GVMC general funds, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh funds have also been utilised for the purpose. Over 15 years ago, an indoor stadium was built with modern facilities in the 65th ward of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation during the then Mayor Pulusu Janardhana Rao's tenure. Lack of maintenance resulted in several issues. The wooden flooring in the stadium was damaged, the ceiling developed cracks, the tiles of the walking track gave away,the water supply system was non-function and restrooms and the garden had no water facility. Due to this, sportsmen and walkers were unable to utilise the stadium for the purpose it was developed. However, after the alliance government came to power, the renovation work for the stadium gained momentum. In future, the GVMC is set to develop 10 more stadiums in Adarsh Nagar, Vadlapudi, Pharma City, BC Road, Sheela Nagar, and other areas of Gajuwaka. This apart the civic body plans to construct a cricket stadium at Adarsh Ground in Gajuwaka.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
GVMC prepares 27-point agenda for June 6 council meeting
Officials from the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) have prepared a 27-point agenda, mostly on development of theme park, construction of drains, roads, pipelines etc., for the council meeting scheduled to be held on June 6. The corporation has also proposed to recruit seasonal manpower to engage in anti-larval operations during the monsoon. Sources from the corporation said that several Corporators, MLAs from the NDA have asked the GVMC to add some more important proposals for the council meeting. It may be remembered that the last council meeting was held during December 2024. This will be the first council meeting after the NDA leaders took over as Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Meanwhile, Corporator of Ward 22, (JSP) P.L.V.N. Murthy has submitted a representation to the District Collector, in-charge Commissioner of GVMC, M.N. Harendhira Prasad to incorporate sessions or discussions on TDRs, chicken meat wastage collection and dumps, smart city project allocations, revenue shops leases and allotments, G20 works allocations, issues pertaining to night food court. CPI(M) Corporator (Ward 78) B. Ganga Rao also urged the authorities to discuss encroachments of the GVMC parks, resurvey of proposed property tax hike and other topics.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
GVMC readies action plan to check diseases this monsoon season
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has planned several strategies to check seasonal diseases in the city this monsoon season. The civic body has drawn a comprehensive action plan focused on mosquito control, raising people's awareness and improvement in sanitation. Identifying fever hotspots based on history, intensifying anti-larval operations, and initiating widespread fogging and spraying activities are among the key strategies. Chief Medical & Officer of Health (CMoH) Naresh Kumar said that 106 water stagnation points had been identified in the GVMC limits. Sanitation teams are being deployed to monitor such spots and clear water stagnation points, especially during rains. Spraying operations are being carried out in drains across the city, and oil balls will be put in select water bodies to check mosquito breeding. The GVMC has been using drones to spray pesticides in some water bodies. 'While anti-larval measures are already on, we will intensify the operations in anticipation of the rains and the possible outbreak of vector-borne diseases,' Dr. Naresh Kumar said. Augmenting manpower To strengthen the manpower for these intensified operations, the GVMC has proposed the recruitment of an additional 430 personnel. Currently, around 230 workers are engaged in anti-larval operations. The proposal is expected to be reviewed during the upcoming GVMC Council meeting, likely to be held in the first or second week of June. Starting June 15, when educational institutions are scheduled to reopen, fogging and spraying operations will be carried out in all hostels. In general, Visakhapatnam reports dengue cases often when compared to chikungunya and malaria. Last year, a few cases of malaria were reported. However, the number of cases being reported is on the decline, the officials said. Meanwhile, the GVMC officials are preparing to launch awareness campaigns in collaboration with the Health Department, ASHA workers, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), and sachivalayam staff. A door-to-door surveillance exercise will be rolled out to educate residents in clearing stagnant water, aiming to curb mosquito breeding at the source.
The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
GVMC council meeting likely to be held on June 6
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) council meeting is expected to be held on June 6. If all goes according to plan, this will be the first official council meeting of the year, and the first since the NDA assumed leadership of the GVMC, including the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The last council meeting was held in December 2024. Earlier this year, the GVMC conducted a special budget meeting at the end of March. However, it was not attended by corporators from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), as NDA leaders had proposed introducing a no-confidence motion at that time. A senior NDA corporator said on condition of anonymity that though there were initial plans to hold the council meeting by the end of this month, it was postponed to avoid a clash with the TDP Mahanadu event. 'Many TDP corporators and senior leaders will not be available during that time.' The corporator noted that several proposals have been pending as no council and standing committee meetings were held over the past few months. He added that the corporation needs to kickstart monsoon preparations, including measures to prevent spread of seasonal diseases. Sources said the GVMC officials have begun finalising proposals such as those relating to desilting and streetlighting. Some previously approved administrative works are also expected to be included in the agenda. Given that the council meeting is being convened after a long gap, sources indicate that corporators may be allotted extended time during the question hour. Meanwhile, NDA corporators are reportedly urging the government to appoint a full-time commissioner for the corporation ahead of the proposed council meeting. Recently, some leaders met Minister for Municipal Administration P. Narayana during his recent visit to the city and submitted representations, in which they stated that the corporation has no fulltime commissioner, since January-end, which is directly affecting the civic body's functioning.
Hans India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Civic body functions sans full-fledged chief for long
Visakhapatnam: This is probably the first time that the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has been functioning sans a Commissioner for a long time. Although district Collector MN Harendhira Prasad is heading the corporation as in-charge Commissioner, a full-fledged Commissioner is yet to be appointed. Even as the State government is considering Visakhapatnam as the financial capital, IT and tourism hub, depriving the corporation of a full-fledged Commissioner comes as a surprise for many. As a result, the administration of the civic body has gone haywire. Without a dedicated Commissioner, accountability of the GVMC staff has gone for a toss. With the Collector already shouldering a number of responsibilities, focusing much on the GVMC has become a difficult task. The alliance that was quite proactive in unseating former Mayor G Hari Venkata Kumari and former Deputy Mayor Jiyyani Sridhar is not evincing keen interest in appointing the Commissioner for the GVMC, point out YSRCP leaders. Even as the Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P Narayana and 20-Point programme chairman Lanka Dinakar announced that a Commissioner would soon be appointed for the GVMC in their earlier visits to Visakhapatnam, steps are yet to be taken in this regard. During the YSRCP's tenure, the GVMC Commissioner used to get transferred at frequent intervals. This happened especially so when the Commissioner refused to dance to the tunes of the key leaders of the YSRCP. Apparently, there were several scams during the YSRCP tenure amounting to thousands of crores of rupees, including the TDR scam in Visakhapatnam. A full-fledged Commissioner for the corporation is required to expose these scams. But why does the NDA government not paying attention to appointing a Commissioner for a long time after the previous Commissioner P. Sampath Kumar got transferred in January, just after six months of assuming charge, turns out to be a million-dollar question.
