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CERTAINITY INTIMATING DEVELOPMENT IN VISAKHAPATNAM

CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY(CDS):

VISAKHAPATNAM, MARCH 5. Visakhapatnam has been chosen as the third city in thecountry to implement the city development strategy (CDS) and slum upgradation action plan of the `City Alliance', a global consultancy organisation on urban development. The other two are Hyderabad and Calicut.

Building on past initiatives, the Municipal Corporation of Visakhapatnam (Vizag) is proposing to prepare, through a sustainable, consultative process, a City Development Strategy and Slum Upgrading Action Plan with a focus on comprehensive and citywide slum upgrading and building an agenda for enhanced economic development in the city.

OBJECTIVES OF CDS:

* Support Vizag City to improve municipal management and governance;

* Provide increased employment opportunities for under-privileged citizens;

* Develop an agreed, costed and timetabled Agenda for Action for Vizag to become a “city without slums”, in consonance with the Millennium Development Goals.

EXPANSION PLANS OF CORPORATES

VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT (VSP)

The Prime Minister also launched an ambitious expansion plan of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant with an outlay of Rs.8,600 crores. Describing Visakhapatnam as one of the potential locations for setting up special economic regions, the Prime Minister promised all support to the State government in its efforts to attract $10 billion as investment.
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED (HPCL

VISAKHAPATNAM: As part of its grandiose plan to increase its refining capacity, the oil major Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has decided in principle to set up a greenfield refinery and petrochemical complex with an investment of Rs.18,000 crores.

VISAKHAPATNAM AIRPORT

Visakhapatnam Airport's new terminal is expected to be completed at a cost of Rs.90 crores by the end of next year. The Centre has promised to consider any proposal to create a Mass Rapid Transport System.

PROJECTS AHEAD

The Officer on Special Duty of AP Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, K. Ratnaprabha, painted a rosy picture of Vizag's development by listing projects in the pipeline like

* IT Village,

* Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,

* Pharma City,

* Ceramic Park

* and the Srikakulam-Kakinada industrial corridor

Centre has sought 7,000 acres for another greenfield petrochemical project after deputing a team to the SEZ area.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Station has been allotted 2,006 acres for developing a research station.

A Sri Lankan multi-national corporation has been given 1,000 acres for setting up an apparel park.

Satyam has invested Rs.55 crore on the city center, near Bullayya College, with plans to employ 2,000 people. It will develop a special economic zone (SEZ) on 50 acres allotted to it near Bheemunipatnam with an employment potential for 8,000 to 10,000 people.

With the State government according priority to the development of the city as a second-tier Information Technology (IT) hub and industry leaders responding positively, Vizag is attracting software units and professionals.

Vizag should become a healthy city also by implementing total medical care. In this connection, The Minister for Commercial Taxes, Konathala Ramakrishna said that the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, "is keen on establishing the VIMS (Visakhapatnam institute of medical sciences).''

Vizag ranked No.11 in respect of business process outsourcing and was optimistic that it could become No.1, provided the CDS action plan was implemented.

The Minister for Commercial Taxes, Konathala Ramakrishna also hinted at Vizag getting a metro light rail system for easing the traffic congestion.

VUDA – MASTER PLAN (2021)

The Zonal development plans for various areas have been prepared within the overall framework of Master Plan containing the site plan and land use plan for the development of the roads, housing, schools, recreation, hospitals, industries, business, markets, public works and utilities, public buildings, open spaces etc. The projected population of 34.49 Lakhs by 2021 is distributed spatially on the basis of the proposed economic activities in the region. For the purpose of an integrated development of the region, growth centers, growth points and service villages are identified.

The ever-growing need for housing is a critical issue. The total housing requirement in VMR for the additional population for horizon year 2021 is 2.94 lakhs. Eight new towns proposed would accommodate approximately 1.25 lakh new housing units.

It is suggested continued focus on heritage areas (Vizag Old Town, Dutch Heritage buildings in Bheemunipatnam, Buddhist archaeological sites and surrounding areas).

More information will be updated:

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