GVMC projects Vizag’s water requirement may rise to 726 MLD by 2040

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner Ketan Garg said that large upcoming projects specified arsenic the Google AI Data Centre, Bhogapuram International Airport, Pharma City, IT Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and astir 7.5 lakh caller lodging units volition importantly summation h2o request successful Visakhapatnam region. Currently, Visakhapatnam requires astir 400 cardinal litres per time (MLD) of water, and this request is projected to summation to astir 726 MLD by 2040, helium said.

He was speaking during the high-level store connected ‘Capital Investment Planning for the Water Sector successful Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Area,’ connected Tuesday, held nether the directions of the Government of A.P. and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).