Archive · 9 Oct 2026
GVMC Opens Dedicated Feeding Zones for Stray Dogs
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is setting up special places where people can feed stray dogs.
A new place opened on Thursday in Autonagar, Gajuwaka.
The city says it has already made three feeding zones.
They have bowls for food and containers for drinking water.
Officials want people to feed dogs at these places instead of leaving food on roads.
This can help dogs get food and water.
It may also help keep public areas cleaner.
The Kamal Welfare Foundation has offered funding support for about 25 zones.
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is establishing designated feeding zones for stray dogs.
A new zone was inaugurated Thursday in the APIILA Greenbelt area of Autonagar, Gajuwaka.
The city has established three feeding zones, each equipped with food bowls and water troughs.
The programme aims to support stray dogs while preventing food waste from collecting in public spaces.
Kamal Welfare Foundation has offered CSR support for around 25 feeding zones.
- Who
- The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, supported by the Kamal Welfare Foundation and other organisations.
- What
- A designated feeding zone for stray dogs was inaugurated, as part of a city initiative to establish more such zones.
- When
- Thursday; no calendar date was specified.
- Where
- The APIILA Greenbelt area at Autonagar, Gajuwaka, in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- To provide stray dogs with food and drinking water at designated locations while reducing food waste in public spaces and supporting sanitation.
- Municipal body
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)
- New zone location
- APIILA Greenbelt area, Autonagar, Gajuwaka
- Zones already established
- Three
- Planned foundation support
- Around 25 feeding zones through Corporate Social Responsibility funding
- Zone facilities
- Feeding bowls and drinking-water troughs
- Foundation
- Kamal Welfare Foundation