Archive · 29 Sep 2026
₹400-Crore Package Funds Vizag Beautification Ahead of Partnership Summit
Visakhapatnam has received ₹400 crore to improve the city.
The money will be used for roads, road dividers, plants, junctions and modern lights.
Municipal Commissioner Ketan Garg told officials to start the work immediately.
He inspected some central median work in Siripuram.
The city is preparing for a Partnership Summit next month.
Officials have about one month to finish the priority works.
They must create an action plan with engineers and the contractor.
The commissioner also said the work must meet quality standards.
The state government has sanctioned a ₹400-crore special package for Visakhapatnam development and beautification.
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ketan Garg ordered officials to begin the works immediately.
The package will fund road, median, divider, greenery, junction and lighting improvements across the city.
Garg inspected central median works from Dutt Island Junction to Polamamba temple in Siripuram.
Officials were told to complete the projects on time and maintain prescribed quality standards before the Partnership Summit.
- Who
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ketan Garg, Chief Engineer PVV Satyanarayana Raju and GVMC engineering officials.
- What
- A ₹400-crore state-funded package for Visakhapatnam development and beautification works.
- When
- The instructions and inspection took place on Tuesday, with one month remaining before the Partnership Summit.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, including the stretch from Dutt Island Junction to Polamamba temple in Siripuram.
- Why
- To improve the city and prepare it for the upcoming Partnership Summit.
- Package value
- ₹400 crore
- Funding source
- State government
- Implementing agency
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
- Commissioner
- Ketan Garg
- Planned improvements
- Major roads, central medians, dividers, greenery, junctions and modern lighting
- Inspected stretch
- Dutt Island Junction to Polamamba temple, Siripuram
- Deadline pressure
- Officials were told to prioritize the work with one month remaining before the Partnership Summit