GVMC plans to revamp 200 slums
Project to be taken under JNNURM

JUNNURM houses for fishermen
Beneficiaries to get Rs.1.06 lakh per unit with a subsidy of Rs.50,000

GVMC taking steps to make city slum free by 2010
To make permanent houses to all urban poor

Chief Minister to lay stone for JNNURM houses
Mayor says identification of sites already done

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Who's Who in GVMC

GVMC decides to hire Information Technology consultants
To be hired on three year contract terms

GVMC to development of prime land for multiplexes, malls
Panel to tour major cities to study the implementation of PPP

Mobile Tax Collection Vans setup
Commissioner Meena inaugurates the services

Flat owners to launch campaign
Seeks modification in Government Order

GVMC approves Rs.1,700 crore budget
Dues worth over Rs.610 crore to be realized

Building Regularization and Land Regularization scheme put on hold
Beleaguered buildings owners gets a sign of relief

GVMC presents Rs. 1702 crore budget
Mayor postpones meeting to January 29 for discussion

Mayor calls upon builders and house owners to take advantage of the GOs
Directs residents to regularize building plans by paying penalty

GVMC gets good response for GO Ms No. 901
Regularization of irregular structures

Forum for Better Visakha opposed Government decision
Asks Government not to legalize illegal constructions

Fire Department identifies unauthorized constructions
Vigilance and Enforcement of Fire department identified 89 buildings

City builders and flat owners gets sigh of relief
State Cabinet decides to regularize unauthorized constructions

NGO Praja Spandana urges Governor to reject proposed ordinance
Regularization of unauthorized structures

Sweden selects Visakhapatnam and Macedonia for green measures study
Vision plan to give suggestions for a planned eco-friendly city

GVMC decides to hike non-residential property tax
Maximum increase would be at 150 percent

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Visakhapatnam, October 2, 2007

To make permanent houses to all urban poor

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is exercising to make the city a 'Slum- less City' by end of 2010. The GVMC is planning to construct permanent houses for all eligible urban poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM). The GVMC Planning Department is working out economics and finances to provide housing facility to all the homeless poor in the city.

According to a survey, there are 61,000 applicants who are eligible for pucca houses. The GVMC Commissioner, Mukesh Kumar Meena said door to door enumeration will be conducted to identify beneficiaries. This task will be completed by October 10, 2007, he said.

The State Government has sanctioned Rs. 189 crores towards the construction of 15,300 houses and tenders have been finalized for building 6,000 houses while construction of 2,000 houses at Yendada has already begun. He said that proposals worth Rs. 214 crore for undertaking 10,000 houses have been sent to Centre. Another Rs. 28 crore is being spent at Vadlapudi panchayat on the newly merged GVMC.

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