Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation మహా విశాఖ నగరపాలక సంస్థ | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1979[1] |
| Motto | |
| City of Destiny | |
| Meeting place | |
| Tenneti Bhavan, Ramnagar, Visakhapatnam | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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]
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
References
- ^ http://www.visakha.in/visakhapatnam-history.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation: Introduction". Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile". Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Municipal commissioner". The Times of India. Visakhapatnam. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "History". Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh First Greater Municipal Corporation". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2005.
- ^ "Merger of Anakapalli and Bheemili municipalities". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "GVMC CM Dash board". Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "best muncipal corporation". cdma ap. Visakhapatnam. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "smart campus award". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "best service award". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Smart City Project Award". hans india. Visakhapatnam. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "3rd Cleanest City of India by Award". hans india. Visakhapatnam. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "5th Cleanest City of India". The Times of India. Visakhapatnam. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "1st place in Andhra Pradesh Green Awards". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
