Vizag Regional Zone with 9 districts one of three growth engines in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam volition soon beryllium the office of different caller authoritiy - Visakhapatnam Regional Zone (VRZ). The State authorities is creating 3 caller determination zones, including VRZ, for a balanced and decentralised improvement of the State. An authoritative authorities bid is apt to beryllium issued connected December 1.

The DECK gathering of Visakhapatnam Metropolitian Regional Development Authority (VMRDA) astatine Siripuram Junction successful the metropolis volition location the bureau of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VRZ, which comprises 9 districts — Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram-Manyam, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Alluri Seetharama Raju, Kakinada, East Godavari and Konaseema. The Deputy CEO volition beryllium the Metropolitan Commissioner of VMRDA. The Collectors of the 9 districts volition travel nether the purview of the CEO of this zone.

According to sources, the VRZ volition absorption connected implementing 49 projects designed for the improvement of the region. These see tourism, transport, pollution-free industries among others. N. Yuvaraj volition beryllium the CEO of this zone. He was the Collector and Commissioner of VMRDA successful Visakhapatnam successful the past.

Speaking to The Hindu on Sunday (November 30), Mr. Yuvaraj said: “The determination is successful enactment with NITI Aayog’s aviator project, wherever Visakhapatnam and Surat are being developed arsenic “growth hubs” nether a nationalist inaugural aimed astatine transforming municipality areas into engines of economical maturation for India’s “Viksit Bharat 2047” vision.”

There is simply a visionary program for Visakhapatnam, but it is yet to beryllium formulated for the different 2 regions [Rayalaseema (headquartered successful Tirupati) and Amaravati] helium said, adding that higher acquisition institutions similar Andhra University oregon Central institutions similar IIM-V volition besides beryllium progressive successful the improvement of the region, isolated from different stakeholders.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu doesn’t privation the State’s improvement to beryllium confined to immoderate 1 territory oregon region, which is wherefore helium wants to make 3 economical zones from the NITI Aayog aviator task and connected the lines of Uttar Pradesh, said a Cabinet curate of the conjugation authorities successful the State.