The Hindu 31.07.2013
GOs issued on merger of two civic bodies, 10 panchayats
The State government on Tuesday issued four GOs merging
Anakapalle and Bheemunipatnam municipalities and 10 gram panchayats with
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and abolishing the two
municipalities and de-notifying gram panchayats.
The
G.O.Ms. No. 374 issued by the Municipal Administration and Urban
Development Department, stated that the rapid pace of development in and
around the city, the two municipalities and the panchayats was creating
a severe strain on physical infrastructure facilities, service and
creating problems of effective management.
The merger
has been proposed to provide better civic services, administrative
mechanism, ensure better planning and focussed development in and around
Visakhapatnam, have more equitable devolution of finance and
utilisation of resources, ensure uniform enforcement in the city and its
suburbs, the GO said. GVMC and the municipalities have passed
resolutions consenting to the merger and the District Collector
furnished the resolutions of the gram panchayats.
The
GO said the objections raised in a PIL were heard by the Principal
Secretary, MA and UD and were disposed of. Objections and suggestions
were also sent by the GVMC Commissioner.
The
panchayats included are K. Nagarapalem, Kapuluppada, Chepaluppada,
Nidigattu, J V Agraharam, Thadi, Salapuvanipalem, Rajupalem, Valluru and
Koppaka.
GOMs Nos. 373 and 374 were issued
abolishing Anakapalle and Bheemunipatnam municipalities and GOMs.No 369
de-notifying the panchayats. As soon as the GO was issued, GVMC
dispatched 12 special teams to the municipalities and the panchayats to
take over the records and files and details of properties, revenue and
liabilities, Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana said in a
statement. Boards of GVMC will also be displayed. After the entire
process was completed, a report will be sent to the government.
