Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Naidu to Launch ₹1,838-Crore Water Projects in Visakhapatnam
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will visit Visakhapatnam on September 19.
He will give house-site papers to eligible poor families.
He will also start five water and infrastructure projects.
Together, the projects are worth ₹1,838 crore.
One project will provide water all day and night in Madhurawada and nearby areas.
Other projects will improve water supplies for industries and homes.
New meters, computers and monitoring systems will help manage the water network.
Another project will reduce leaks and water losses.
Four projects will receive foundation stones, while one project will be opened for use.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will visit Visakhapatnam on September 19 for development and welfare programmes.
Naidu will distribute house-site pattas and launch five GVMC water-supply and infrastructure projects worth ₹1,838 crore.
A ₹725-crore project will establish 24/7 water supply in Madhurawada Zone and adjoining areas.
Projects worth ₹117 crore and ₹150 crore will modernise bulk-water connections and build an industrial pipeline to HPCL and other industries.
Naidu will inaugurate a ₹446-crore leakage-reduction project, while foundation stones will be laid for the other four projects.
- Who
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and Commissioner Ketan Garg.
- What
- Naidu will distribute house-site pattas and launch or inaugurate five water-supply and infrastructure projects worth ₹1,838 crore.
- When
- September 19; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, including Andhra University Engineering College grounds, Madhurawada Zone, adjoining areas and GVMC’s North-West Sector.
- Why
- The projects aim to modernise water and sewerage infrastructure, provide more reliable services, reduce leakages and meet domestic and industrial requirements.
- Total project value
- ₹1,838 crore
- Foundation stones
- Four projects will receive foundation stones.
- Inauguration
- The ₹446-crore Non-Revenue Water Reduction and 24/7 Water Supply System project will be inaugurated.
- Madhurawada project
- ₹725 crore for a 24/7 water-supply system under the Urban Challenge Fund.
- Water-network modernisation
- ₹117 crore for bulk and semi-bulk connections using advanced metering, automation and SCADA.
- Industrial pipeline
- ₹150 crore for a pipeline from the Narava Water Treatment Plant to HPCL and other industries along Port Road under AMRUT 2.0.
- Additional AMRUT 2.0 works
- Five water-supply works and two sewerage works worth ₹400 crore.
