Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Vijayawada Civic Body Cracks Down on Sanitation Violations
Vijayawada city officials inspected businesses that prepare food or provide drinking water.
The inspections happened without advance notice on Sunday.
Officials visited hotels, restaurants and water plants in several parts of the city.
They checked kitchens, rubbish handling and drinking water facilities.
Some businesses were found to have sanitation problems.
Those businesses were told to fix the problems within three days.
Two hotels had to pay ₹10,000 in total fines.
Businesses that do not improve could lose their trade licences.
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation officials conducted surprise inspections on Sunday.
Checks covered hotels, restaurants and RO drinking water plants across municipal Circles I, II and III.
Officials examined kitchen hygiene, waste management and drinking water quality and availability.
Some establishments received notices requiring them to correct sanitation deficiencies within three days.
Two hotels were fined a combined ₹10,000 and may face trade-licence cancellation for noncompliance.
- Who
- The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation’s health and sanitation officials, acting on directions from Commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra, conducted the inspections.
- What
- Officials inspected sanitation practices, issued notices for deficiencies and fined two hotels for violating sanitation norms.
- When
- The surprise inspections took place on Sunday; establishments were given three days after receiving notices to correct deficiencies.
- Where
- Inspections covered areas in Vijayawada’s Circles I, II and III, including Kaleswara Rao Market, Canal Road, Tarapet, Red Circle, Seetharampuram, Governorpet, Benz Circle, MG Road and the Eenadu area.
- Why
- The inspections were conducted to check compliance with sanitation and public health standards.
- Civic body
- Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
- Establishments inspected
- Hotels, restaurants and RO drinking water plants
- Areas covered
- Locations across municipal Circles I, II and III
- Inspection focus
- Kitchen sanitation, waste management, and drinking water quality and availability
- Correction deadline
- Three days after notices were received
- Fines collected
- ₹10,000 total from two hotels
- Possible further action
- Cancellation of trade licences for establishments that fail to comply
