GVMC gets two new zones as A.P. govt. approves rejig proposal

The Andhra Pradesh authorities has accorded support to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) to rationalise the existing 8 zones wrong its jurisdictional boundaries and summation the fig to 10.

From now, GVMC zones volition nary longer beryllium referred to numerically (as Zone I, II, etc). Instead, they would beryllium called nether the names of Assembly constituencies specified arsenic East, West, North, Gajuwaka, etc.

The reorganisation aims to instrumentality a ‘One-Zone, One-Assembly Constituency’ model, ensuring amended alignment betwixt administrative zones and governmental boundaries, isolated from streamlining governance and improving administrative efficiency.

The connection for the realignment of zones was precocious passed by the GVMC Council and sent to the authorities for approval.

With the government’s nod, 2 caller zones person been created– Aganampudi Zone and Bheemunipatnam Zone.

Several wards that antecedently belonged to a antithetic portion than their corresponding Assembly constituency person been realigned. For example, Ward 9, which was earlier portion of the Madhurawada Zone, falls nether the Visakhapatnam East Assembly Constituency. In the restructured system, it volition present beryllium included successful the East Zone to support consistency with the constituency boundaries.

While Bheemunipatnam and Pendurthi volition beryllium the smallest zones (in presumption of wards) with 4 each wards, the North Zone, with 17 wards, volition beryllium the biggest.

Ward 1 to 4 travel nether Bheemunipatnam Zone, portion Wards 5 to 8, 98 (Simhachalam area) travel nether Madhurawada Zone, keeping successful presumption of Bheemunipatnam Assembly Constituency.

East Zone volition person Wards– from 9 to 23 and 28, portion North Zone volition person 17 Wards – 14, 24,25, 26, 42 to 51, 53, 54 and 55. The South Zone volition person 13 Wards – 27, 29 to 39 and 41, portion West Zone volition person 14 Wards – 40, 52, 56 to 63, 89 to 92. Pendurthi volition person six wards – 88, 93 to 97. Gajuwaka volition person 15 wards – 64 to 76, 86 and 87. Similarly, Wards 77, 78, 79 and 85 travel nether the caller Aganampudi Zone, portion 80 to 84 proceed to beryllium successful Anakapalli Zone.

In his caller enactment with the media, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg said that the reorganisation volition importantly amended connection and coordination among officials, velocity up grievance redressal, and decentralise administration.

He said that the GVMC was successful the process of identifying bureau locations for the 2 caller zones and appointing staff.