Noted environmentalist Rajendra Singh, popularly known as ‘Waterman of India’, has expressed concern at the encroachment of water bodies, national heritage sites and protection of hills and coastal areas. Mr. Rajendra Singh, who is also chairman of People’s World Commission on Drought and Flood, came on a one-day visit to the city on Thursday, to get first-hand information on the …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Hundreds of people from Arilova in Visakhapatnam staged a protest in front of Mudasarlova Park on Friday demanding cancellation of a commercial project being undertaken by Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation in public-private partnership mode. GVMC has taken up the project in PPP mode for construction of a commercial-cum- entertainment project surrounding the Mudasarlova Lake, which provides drinking water to …
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, in a significant development, withdrew its previous proposal to develop Poorna Market under a Public Private Partnership model. However, amid heated debates and stiff opposition, the council passed the controversial proposal to develop the historical Mudasarlova Park through the Public-Private Partnership model. There were also heated discussions when a proposal seeking ₹1.24 crore was brought …
Vishakhapatanam: At a time the railway ministry is stating that it will create a new zone, South Coast Railway, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters, officials are facing trouble in arranging land for the creation of the headquarters. We gave the land, but the GVMC did not officially transfer the 52.22 acres of land as per the agreement," a railway source …
