Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the chief governing body of Visakhapatnam city. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of 688.96 km2 (266.01 sq mi).[2][3] It is also part of the planning body of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority.[4] G. Srijana is the present municipal commissioner of the city.[5]

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

మహా విశాఖ నగరపాలక సంస్థ
Type
Type
Municipal Corporation
History
Founded1979[1]
Motto
City of Destiny
Meeting place
Tenneti Bhavan, Ramnagar, Visakhapatnam
Website
www.gvmc.gov.in

History

Visakhapatnam is one of the earliest municipality in the region. It was setup as a municipality in 1858 later upgraded as corporation in 1979. On 21 November 2005 Government of Andhra Pradesh has released a GO to create a Greater Municipal Corporation and it was first Greater municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[6][7] The Anakapalli and the Bheemili municipalities were incorporated.[8]

Administration and about

The area of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is 688.96 km2 (266.01 sq mi).[2] The corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the mayor.

The corporation has a total of 95,580 street lights under its administration.[9]

Awards and achievements
  • Best Municipal Corporation Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh[10]
  • Cleanest Religious City Award by India Today (2015)
  • Smart Campus Award (2018)[11]
  • Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) (2011)[12]
  • Smart City Project Award (social aspects) (2018)[13]
  • 3rd Cleanest City of India by Swachh Survekshan 2017.[14]
  • 5th Cleanest City of India (2016)[15]
  • 1st place in Andhra Pradesh Green Awards (2017)[16]

See also
  • List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh

References
  1. http://www.visakha.in/visakhapatnam-history.html%5B%5D
  2. "Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation: Introduction". Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. "Profile". Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. "Municipal commissioner". The Times of India. Visakhapatnam. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. "History". Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. "Andhra Pradesh First Greater Municipal Corporation". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2005.
  8. "Merger of Anakapalli and Bheemili municipalities". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "GVMC CM Dash board". Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. "best muncipal corporation". cdma ap. Visakhapatnam. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. "smart campus award". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. "best service award". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  13. "Smart City Project Award". hans india. Visakhapatnam. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. "3rd Cleanest City of India by Award". hans india. Visakhapatnam. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  15. "5th Cleanest City of India". The Times of India. Visakhapatnam. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  16. "1st place in Andhra Pradesh Green Awards". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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