Archive · 3 Sep 2026
SHE Teams Inspect Gajuwaka Hotels, Seize Spoiled Food, Collect Fines
City officials inspected food businesses in Gajuwaka to protect people.
They visited hotels, restaurants and fast-food centres.
The officials checked whether kitchens were clean and food was safe.
They also checked refrigerators, rubbish bins, plastic use and business licences.
Some spoiled food was found and taken away.
Businesses that broke the rules were fined, with total penalties reaching Rs 45,000.
Businesses without proper licences were told to get or renew them.
All establishments were told to separate wet and dry waste and stop using banned single-use plastic.
GVMC SHE teams inspected hotels, restaurants and fast-food centres across Gajuwaka on Wednesday.
Officials checked kitchen cleanliness, food quality, refrigerator storage, waste bins, plastic use and trade licences.
Spoiled food was seized from some establishments, while rule-based action was taken against violations.
Authorities collected Rs 45,000 in penalties from establishments violating sanitation and licensing norms.
Businesses were directed to obtain or renew trade licences, use wet-and-dry waste bins and stop banned single-use plastic use.
- Who
- GVMC SHE teams, including public health officials and staff, conducted the inspections under Commissioner Ketan Garg's directions.
- What
- Officials inspected food establishments, seized spoiled food and collected Rs 45,000 in penalties for sanitation, plastic-use and licensing violations.
- When
- The inspections took place on Wednesday, with regular inspections planned to continue.
- Where
- The inspections covered establishments from Vantillu Junction to Old Gajuwaka junction in the Gajuwaka zone of Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- The inspections aimed to ensure quality, hygienic and safe food, maintain cleanliness and enforce prescribed sanitation and licensing standards.
- Inspecting body
- SHE teams constituted by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)
- Inspection area
- From Vantillu Junction to Old Gajuwaka junction in the Gajuwaka zone
- Businesses inspected
- Hotels, restaurants, fast-food centres and other commercial establishments
- Penalty collected
- Rs 45,000
- Food violations
- Spoiled and unfit food stored in refrigerators was identified and seized
- Licence action
- Businesses without valid licences were told to obtain them, while expired licences had to be renewed
- Waste and plastic rules
- Establishments were directed to provide separate wet- and dry-waste bins and stop using banned single-use plastic