The Times of India-IIT-Kharagpur to draft master plan for VMRDA merged areas
VMRDA (Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority) has entrusted the responsibility of preparing a master plan for the newly-merged 14 mandals in Anakapalli and Vizianagaram districts to Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The assignment will also encompass the preparation of a perspective plan and zonal development plans, alongside development promotion and control regulations. For the creation of the master plan and other related plans, satellite imagery will be sourced from NewSpace India Limited, a public sector undertaking.
In 2020 and 2021, Andhra Pradesh govt incorporated 13 mandals from the non-agency areas of Anakapalli district, covering 431 villages, as well as Merakamudidam mandal in Vizianagaram, which includes 41 villages, into the VMRDA, totalling an area of 2,455 sq km. While a master plan has already been developed for the previously existing areas, the new master plan to be created by IIT-Kharagpur will specifically focus on these 14 mandals.
