Archive · 25 Sep 2026
GVMC Intensifies Visakhapatnam Relief Operations Amid Continuing Heavy Rain
Heavy rain continued in Visakhapatnam after a cyclonic system crossed the coast.
The city corporation, called GVMC, worked day and night to help people.
Workers cleared flooded roads, blocked drains, fallen trees and damaged structures.
By Thursday evening, officials had received 143 complaints and solved 140 of them.
Some walls collapsed, and there were also landslides and waterlogging.
Fifty-eight people were moved to safer shelters with food and drinking water.
Officials checked buildings and worked to keep water clean and prevent disease.
No people or animals were reported killed.
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation intensified relief and restoration work after a cyclonic system crossed the coast.
GVMC received 143 rain-related complaints by 7 pm Thursday and resolved 140 of them.
All 89 reported tree-fall incidents and 15 drain-overflow cases were addressed.
Fifty-eight residents were moved to safer shelters across 56 rehabilitation centres as a precaution.
No human or livestock casualties were reported, while sanitation and water-quality measures were intensified.
- Who
- The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, led in the response by Commissioner Ketan Garg, and affected residents.
- What
- GVMC intensified round-the-clock relief, restoration, evacuation and sanitation operations following heavy rain.
- When
- The operations continued through Thursday, after the cyclonic system crossed the coast; more rain was forecast for two days.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, including Facor Layout and other rain-affected areas.
- Why
- To protect lives and property, clear rain-related damage, assist vulnerable residents and prevent contamination and accidents.
- Complaints received
- 143 rain-related complaints by 7 pm Thursday
- Complaints resolved
- 140 complaints
- Tree-fall incidents
- 89 reported incidents, all addressed
- Rehabilitation centres
- 56 centres identified
- Residents relocated
- 58 residents moved to safer shelters
- Casualties
- No human or livestock casualties reported
- Pending complaint
- One of two electricity and streetlight complaints remained pending