Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority

The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority or VUDA is the urban planning agency of Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1978 by expanding the existing Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority. It now covers the entire area of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and its suburbs.^[1] Jurisdiction now extends over four districts with a total area of nearly 5,573 km^2..^[2]

Organisational structure

VUDA Office Side View

VUDA was formed in 1978. It is organized in multiple "wings" to carry out its mission:

• Planning wing
• Engineering Wing
• Accounts Wing
• General Administration Wing, dealing with establishment, allotment, auctioning, lease-related issues and PPP projects
• Estate Wing
• Urban Forestry Division

Visakhapatnam master plan

VUDA selected LEA Associates South Asia Private Limited and CEPT University, Ahmedabad, a consultant, to prepare the master plan for Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR) in December 2012.

If the proposal approved, the master plan project will take one-and-a-half years. Government leaders shut down the project.

Tourist sites in VUDA

• Kailasagiri
• VUDA Park
• Tenneti Park
• INS Kursura Submarine Museum
• Kailasagiri Ropeway

See also

• Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
• Visakhapatnam
• Vizianagaram
• Srikakulam
• Anakapalle
• Bheemunipatnam
• Tuni

References

1. ↑ "Overview of VUDA". Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 14 August 2014. 
2. ↑ "OVERVIEW OF VISAKHAPATNAM UDA'S ACTIVITIES" (pdf). Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 14 August 2014. 

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