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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
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
NDA leaders struggle to choose Visakhapatnam Deputy Mayor candidate amid fierce competition from TDP and JSP
The leaders from the NDA are finding it difficult in selecting a candidate for the position of Deputy Mayor amid strong competition from both the Telugu Desam Party(TDP) and the Jana Sena Party(JSP). No decision has been taken by the NDA leaders till Sunday night, though the election for the position is scheduled to be held at 11 a.m. on Monday (May 19). Sources from the NDA said that already two women corporators from the TDP, including one from the Yadava community, to which the former Mayor belongs, were nominated by the MLAs and other public-elected representatives. Similarly, two corporators from the JSP, including a woman corporator, were proposed by the JSP leaders and they are also in the list of contenders. Corporators from both the TDP and the JSP are confident on their candidate becoming the Deputy Mayor. Serious deliberations are under way among the NDA leaders to finalise a candidate, said a senior corporator from the TDP. Meanwhile, the corporators from the JSP have been exerting strong pressure on the party high command to take steps so that the party candidate becomes the Deputy Mayor. JSP corporator P.L.V.N. Murthy has written a letter to the party chief K. Pawan Kalyan stating that the JSP cadre, supporters as well public have been seeking the Deputy Mayor position for the party candidate. 'During the last standing committee meeting, two no-confidence motions against the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor and also during the Mayor election, the JSP extended strong support to the TDP, without expecting any posts, he wrote in the letter, adding that the JSP has grown its strength in the council from four to 17 seats, including three ex-officio members. Sources from the NDA said that a meeting is going to be conducted on May 19 in a hotel, hours before the Deputy Mayor election. Senior leaders from the TDP, JSP and the BJP will be attending it along with the corporators. The senior leaders are expected to announce the name of the candidate, and also issue the B-form.
