The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) is the urban planning agency of

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in the

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. It was formed by expanding the existing

Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority or VUDA was the urban planning agency of Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1978, vide an act of the State Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction was expand ...

(VUDA). The VMRDA administers the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region, spread over an area of and covers the districts of

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and Anakapalli. It was set up for the purposes of planning, co-ordination, supervising, promoting and securing the planned development of the

Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region is the metropolitan area covered by the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The entire region is spread over the districts of Visakhapatnam district, Visakhapatnam,Vizianagaram district ...

. It coordinates the development activities of the municipal corporations, municipalities and other local authorities.

Jurisdiction

Under the jurisdiction of VMRDA, the ''Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region'' (VMR), comprises,

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and the districts of

and Anakapalli. It is spread over an area of and has a population of . The below table list the urban areas of ''VMR'':

Developing Projects

The Future Developing Projects by ''VMRDA'' given below. *

Mudasarlova Park Mudasarlova Park is an urban park in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam. It is spread over of land. it was constructed in 1902 and is one of the oldest parks in this Coastal Andhra. The water reservoir in the park supplies drinking water to the ...

. * Visakhapatnam Metro. * Heli Tourism. * Beach corridor from Visakhapatnam to Bhogapuram. *

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. * Integrated museum and tourism complex.

Expansion

13 mandals of the Visakhapatnam district have been brought under the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA). Visakhapatnam District is made up of a total of 46 mandals. 22 were already under VMRDA and the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) takes care of 11 mandals. On 23 March 2021, VMRDA has taken the remaining 13 non-Agency mandals under its jurisdiction, taking its total to 52 mandals. This decision comes in light of the rapid urbanisation towards the western corridors of Visakhapatnam city. As per sources, this inclusion of mandals is expected to reduce pressure on the urban infrastructure of the city, ensuring planned development in the fringe areas. Narsipatnam, Rolugunta, Chodavaram, and Madugula are a few of the 13 mandals. In total, they cover 431 villages and are spread across an area of . According to sources, these mandals are said to have the potential to develop as urban areas. With this new inclusion, the jurisdiction of VMRDA has extended to a total of .

References

{{State agencies of Andhra Pradesh Organisations based in Visakhapatnam Government of Visakhapatnam State urban development authorities of India Urban development authorities of Andhra Pradesh Uttarandhra 2018 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Government agencies established in 2018

Jurisdiction

Developing Projects

Expansion

See also

References