LUNGS 3.0: GVMC clears 11 cellar encroachments

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The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has intensified its crackdown connected amerciable commercialized activities successful parking spaces. Under the ongoing “Operation LUNGS 3.0,” municipality readying officials cleared 11 large encroachments successful cellars and stilt floors crossed the metropolis connected Wednesday and Thursday.

The thrust targeted concern owners who were utilizing mandatory parking areas arsenic godowns, shops, and retention units, forcing vehicles onto the streets and causing monolithic postulation jams.

The GVMC Town Planning team, supported by the metropolis police, conducted raids crossed aggregate zones including Madhurawada, Gajuwaka, and Anakapalli.

Key removals included a ample godown successful Seethammadhara (Ward 14) and an amerciable operation successful Dondaparthy (Ward 43) nether North Zone. Storage materials were cleared from the cellar of HDFC Bank connected the main roadworthy and the Soundarya country successful Gajuwaka limits. Encroachments were cleared astatine Isukathota (opposite Krishna Mandir), Darapalem, and the engaged NAD Junction successful the East & West zones. A store successful the APNR Complex and 2 different structures connected Pudimadaka Road successful Anakapalli municipality were dismantled. An encroachment was removed successful Mithilapuri VUDA Colony successful Madhurawada.

GVMC main metropolis planner A. Prabhakar Rao said that cellars and stilt floors are legally reserved exclusively for conveyance parking.

“When cellars are utilized for business, vehicles extremity up connected roads and footpaths. This creates congestion and inconvenience for each motorist successful the city,” Mr. Rao said. He urged gathering owners and traders to voluntarily wide amerciable occupations instantly to debar forceful demolition and further penalties.

Published - February 26, 2026 07:39 p.m. IST

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