The Hindu 18.04.2013
VUDA plans development of fort town
Priority to developing fort town and other areas in the
district is on the list of Visakhapatnam Urban Development authority. N.
Yuva Raj, Vice-chairman of VUDA, has sanctioned Rs. 1.75crore for
modernisation of Ananda Gajapathi Auditorium considering Vizianagaram as
the hub for cultural activities. The auditorium will have
air-conditioned facility, modern lighting and sound system, parking
space, and good seating arrangements. Moreover, VUDA will set up a
regional office on the auditorium premises to cater to the needs of the
district. Efforts to open the regional office at the earliest are on.
Dr. Yuva Raj said that would develop housing lay outs and housing
schemes if VUDA were allotted government lands. He said work on Ring
Road in the town was in progress. He inspected VUDA developed housing
layouts and housing projects at Babameetta and Kanapaka Ayyannapeta in
the afternoon and asked municipality to submit road development plan for
these layouts.
He said the engineers would submit
report on left over works. He asked is subordinates to get clearance
from Revenue Department for the proposed construction of a stadium at
Koduru in Garividi mandal.VUDA Chief Engineer I. Viswanadha Rao,
Executive Engineers N.V.S. Prasad Murty, and G. Kalpana and Deputy
Executive Engineers accompanied him.
Rs. 1.75 crore sanctioned for modernisation of Ananda Gajapathi Auditorium.
