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Imagine a azygous greenish corridor—spanning a staggering 18,000 acres—where a question enthusiast tin travel from a mountaintop to a wildlife sanctuary, each nether the glow of simulated moonlight. This project, known arsenic the ‘Green Triangle’ vision, is presently being fast-tracked by the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA). The maestro blueprint for the task is scheduled to beryllium finalised successful July 2026.
The city’s astir fashionable greenish spaces—Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Kailasagiri Hill, and Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary—will beryllium integrated into a azygous tourism circuit. Instead of visiting these locations separately, tourists volition soon bask a connected acquisition with enhanced transportation, unified introduction options, and shared visitant amenities.
Visakhapatnam’s 55-metre-long solid skywalk span astatine Kailasagiri Hill successful Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK
The VMRDA has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Concept Development Consultant with February 21, 2026, arsenic past date. The authorization aims to grant the enactment to selected advisor successful March 2026, and the appointed advisor volition beryllium required to make a “Concept Development Plan.”
This task volition apt see sustainable mobility systems specified arsenic electrical shuttles oregon trams that volition determination done antithetic geographical zones alternatively of walking, allowing tourists to beryllium driven done “safe zones” successful the wood astatine night, wherever they tin spot wildlife and different nocturnal animals successful their earthy habitat. It volition besides see a River Wonders (aquatic) park, which is imaginable successful the Kambalakonda wildlife sanctuary.
“Yes, we person an ambitious program to link the surrounding greenish screen zones into 1 ample circuit. By connecting Kailasagiri to the beach, zoo, and sanctuary, Vizag tin connection a ‘sea to forest’ nighttime experience,” VMRDA Chairman Pranav Gopal told The Hindu.
This task volition supply employment opportunities for people, including the tribal communities surviving successful the adjacent Shambhuvanipalem colony successful Madhurawada zone. These locals unrecorded successful the wood and are acquainted with each way there. The task aims to bid these villagers arsenic nonrecreational “night guides,” transforming them into cardinal custodians and storytellers for the safari, different VMRDA authoritative said.
The Green Triangle circuit is besides being integrated into the VMRDA Master Plan 2041, ensuring that caller roads and proscription links built crossed the metropolis volition link straight to this tourism hub.
Meanwhile, the task was discussed with Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P. Narayana, who gave his in-principle approval. VMRDA Commissioner Tej Bharat besides participated successful the meeting. VMRDA sources said that the Minister emphasised that this circuit should not lone beryllium a tourer attraction but besides a beardown economical plus for the city.
