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 expanded in 2018 by merging it with the surrounding mandals to form
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
Jurisdiction
Under the jurisdiction of VUDA, the
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR), comprises,
Visakhapatnam and the districts of
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
,
Visakhapatnam,
Anakapalli
Anakapalli is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Anakapalli district. The municipality was merged with the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. It has the second largest jaggery market of the coun ...
and
Vizianagaram. It is spread over an area of and has a population of .
and
Bheemunipatnam
Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality, but merged into GVMC in 2017. ...
were merged in
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).
Defunct
It was dissolved to form a new authority in the name of
VMRDA
The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) is the urban planning agency of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed by expanding the existing Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA). T ...
References
Organisations based in Visakhapatnam
Government of Visakhapatnam
State urban development authorities of India
Urban development authorities of Andhra Pradesh
Uttarandhra
1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
2018 disestablishments in India
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