Visakhapatnam: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has proposed a Rs 259 crore project to augment drinking water supply to localities in northern parts of the city, including Madhurawada, which face a perennial shortage. Dr Sampath Kumar revealed that they have approached the International Finance Corporation, a World Bank affiliate, to secure funding for the first phase of the drinking water project. …
The request involved an exchange of 484.39 square yards of land in Survey No. The proposal was initially brought to the attention of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation by the applicants who sought to facilitate the exchange for road connectivity purposes.Special chief secretary Anil Kumar Singhal issued a memo stating that it is not permissible to transfer public park land …
