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Time of India
27-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Vizag selected as finalist in mayors challenge 2025
1 2 3 Visakhapatnam: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has achieved a significant milestone by being selected as one of the 50 global finalists in the prestigious Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge 2025. This global innovation competition aims to support transformative ideas from cities worldwide, and Visakhapatnam's inclusion among the top 50 cities from 33 countries is a testament to its commitment to building a climate-resilient and inclusive city. The GVMC team will participate in an ideas camp in July to refine its concept, with the chance to win one of the 25 final awards of $1 million each, to be announced in January 2026. The city will receive $50,000 in seed funding and expert support to prototype its innovative idea, Prajamukhi- Urban Living Lab (V-PULL), which focuses on co-creation and citizen engagement to tackle climate-induced risks such as floods, cyclones, and extreme heat. The V-PULL proposal emphasizes local innovation, encouraging community-led risk mapping, real-time data collection, and the deployment of early alert systems. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mountain Gear for Extreme Conditions Trek Kit India Learn More Undo GVMC mayor P Srinivasa Rao and commissioner Kethan Garg stated that this recognition reinforces their commitment to building a climate-resilient and inclusive city. They emphasized that the urban living lab will empower communities to co-create solutions that save lives and livelihoods, highlighting the importance of trust, collaboration, and innovation from the ground up. The Mayors Challenge 2025 attracted over 630 applications from cities across 99 countries, with Visakhapatnam being one of only 50 cities selected to move forward. The GVMC team is eager to further develop its proposal and make a meaningful impact in the city's climate resilience and emergency response efforts.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
GVMC opens new sports complex in Gajuwaka
Visakhapatnam: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has developed the Rajiv sports complex, located in Vikas Nagar, with several sporting facilities, including an indoor stadium, swimming pool, and cultural centre. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The corporation spent approximately Rs 9 crore on the development of the stadium, utilising GVMC general funds and SCAP funds. GVMC mayor P Srinivasa Rao, along with Visakhapatnam MP M Sribharat, TDP state president and Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao, deputy mayor Dalli Govindaraju, and 65th ward corporator Boddu Narasimha Pathrudu, jointly inaugurated the newly developed sports facilities at the Rajiv sports complex. As part of the inauguration, a badminton court was officially opened inside the indoor stadium, where the dignitaries took part in a game of badminton. Addressing the gathering, the mayor said that, as Gajuwaka is an industrial hub, there is a strong need to provide a recreational and wellness-oriented sports complex for the public. He urged residents to maintain cleanliness and make regular use of the facilities to safeguard their health. Vizag MP M Sribharat expressed his pleasure at such a state-of-the-art stadium being made accessible to the people of Gajuwaka. He suggested to the Mayor that a pickleball court also be established at the complex soon. He noted that, due to increasing dependence on mobile phones, people are neglecting physical activity, exercise, and mental well-being, leading to various health issues. He called on parents to encourage their children to participate in sports, highlighting the vital role that sports play in promoting good health. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now TDP state president and Gajuwaka MLA Shri Palla Srinivasa Rao recalled that the initial foundation for the Rajiv sports complex was laid by former mayor Pulusu Janardhan Rao. He expressed his gratitude to the current Mayor for further developing the complex and making it available to the public.
Hans India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Suspense over new deputy mayor continues brew
Visakhapatnam: Suspense continues to brew over electing Deputy Mayor of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) in Visakhapatnam. After winning no trust motion against Mayor and Deputy Mayor recently, the alliance elected Peela Srinivasa Rao as the Mayor. However, whether the Deputy Mayor post will be given to BJP or JSP is yet to be confirmed. To discuss about the issue, Mayor P Srinivasa Rao, a team of MLAs, including Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, Palla Srinivasa Rao, Vamsi Krishna Srinivas Yadav and P Vishnu Kumar Raju and VMRDA chairperson MV Pranav Gopal met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the candidate. Even as a special meeting is scheduled on May 19 at the GVMC to elect the new Deputy Mayor, the candidate is likely to be announced in a day or two. However, there seems to be evident competition from the TDP, BJP and JSP for the Deputy Mayor's post. With the Mayor's post given to the TDP, a large scope of allocating the Deputy Mayor seat either for JSP or BJP candidate. Also, caste equations are going to play a major role in selecting the candidate. According to a senior leader, the seat is likely to be given to a candidate belonging to either Yadava, Kapu community or BC woman. However, as there are candidates belonging to these communities in TDP, JSP and BJP, selecting the right person has become a challenging task for the alliance high command.
The Print
14-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
TDP to host ‘Mahanadu' at YSR Kadapa from May 27-29, focus on Rayalaseema's development
'The Mahanadu will be held in Kadapa district, which will be attended by around 50,000 grassroots leaders and functionaries,' TDP state president P Srinivasa Rao said in the release. TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu confirmed the C K Dinne village in YSR Kadapa district as the venue for the meeting, emphasising grassroots participation from across the state, a TDP release said. Amaravati, 14 May (PTI) The Telugu Desam Party on Wednesday said that it will organise the Mahanadu, the party's flagship annual meeting, from May 27 to 29 in the YSR Kadapa district, focusing on the development of Rayalaseema and organisational strengthening. The first two days of the meeting will see the presence of 23,000 leaders and cadres, while the concluding day will see large-scale participation from the regional family empowerment committees of the TDP. Calling the meeting a 'milestone', former minister K Srinivasulu said the event will highlight Rayalaseema's struggles, irrigation projects, and TDP's long-standing development efforts in the region. Srinivasulu also said that 60 per cent of the resolutions at the meeting will focus on Rayalaseema. The Mahanadu will push for drought relief, job creation, and irrigation reforms, he said in the release. The party also plans to launch the 'My TDP' mobile app at the event, targeting one crore downloads to digitally mobilise and track party activities. PTI MS STH ARI This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
GVMC gets 88 plaints during grievance prog
Visakhapatnam: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) received 88 petitions during the weekly grievance programme conducted on Monday. Mayor P Srinivasa Rao, along with additional commissioner DV Ramana Murthy, conducted the public grievance redressal system (PGRS) programme Srinivasa Rao instructed the concerned officials to thoroughly review every petition or complaint that they received, and resolve the issues within a specific time frame. He further directed that there should be no negligence in handling the petitions received at the GVMC head office or at the zonal offices, and that officials should ensure there were no complaints from the public regarding unresolved issues in the PGRS programme. While nine complaints were related to the administration and accounts department, seven belonged to the revenue department, seven more to the public health department, 43 to the town planning department, 18 to the engineering department, one to the horticulture department, and three to the urban community wing.
