SOCIAL MEASURES
City’s Sewage
Major drains originating from the upper reaches of the city are discharging the
drainage water at different locations into the Port area before they finally discharge
into sea. These reaches of drains in Port area are being maintained regularly by
Visakhapatnam Port to ensure free flow of water and to keep clean environment of
harbour waters. One 10 MLD sewage treatment plant is in operation to treat the sewage
and sullage entering into port waters from the city.
An annual expenditure of about 70.00 Lakhs is being incurred for maintenance of
drains, geddas and culverts etc.
The Municipality and Port have implemented certain long term measures for flood/inundation
control.
Sports and Cultural Complex
In line with the policies of the Government of India for upliftment of Sports &
Cultural developments and keeping in view the interest of the city public at large
a large Sports complex with various facilities for Sports & Cultural activities
was developed by the Port in the early 1990s at a cost about ` 20.00 Crores. This
Sports & Cultural Complex was completed in VPT’s own land of about 45 acres.
The complex is provided with an Outdoor Stadium of 10,000 spectators capacity and
an Indoor Stadium of 3000 spectators capacity, an auditorium of 1400 audience capacity
for theatrical performances and Open Air Theatre of 3500 audience capacity including
ancillary facilities.
A Volley ball Academy, open courts for volleyball, basketball etc., are also developed
in open air places. Training in batches to 60 people annually is being given by
Sports Authority of India in Boxing, Valley ball and Basket ball games and hostel
facility is available for the trainers in the Sports Complex.
Connectivity Road
A Road running within the Port land was commonly being used historically over a
long period by the Port Cargo Traffic and the City public between Port area up to
N.H.-5.
Due to enormous increase in the traffic and due to the number of road, rail and
river crossings, congestion of traffic has increased causing serious concern on
safety, time and inconvenience by the public and Port cargo traffic.
Realizing the need to ease congestion of the traffic and to provide alternative
route including improving the travel time, a Port Connectivity Road from Visakhapatnam
Port to NH-5 with a total length of 12.5 KM comprising of 4.9 KM of Flyovers and
Ramps at a total project cost of ` 114.00 Crores was developed and commissioned
as a Joint Venture Project with National Highways Authority of India, wherein the
contribution of the Port was ` 30.00 Crores.
To benefit the common public, the two wheelers and three wheelers are permitted
to use this facility free of toll fee. This Port Connectivity Road is serving public,
industries, defence and many others enabling a unhindered smooth flow by relieving
congestion on the other road and reducing the travel distance by about 6 KM saving
the time and fuel, thus also helping the environment.
Measures adopted in tandem with Municipality
Entire Port area is being maintained by the Port itself duly taking care of these
civic amenities. As such the Municipal Corporation in true sense is not spending
any amount out of the Property Tax collected from Visakhapatnam Port Trust for the
aforesaid purpose.
As per the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act 1979, an amount of about ` 20
crores per annum is required to be paid by VPT towards Property Tax to the Visakhapatnam
Municipal Corporation.
Upon request made by the Port, the A.P. State Government issued an order that “51%
of the taxes collected by the Visakhapatnam Municipality from the Visakhapatnam
Port Trust be spent on works which will benefit the Port Trust area”.
Accordingly the following developmental and important schemes useful for the city
and common public in the vicinity of the Port are taken up with mutual consent by
both Visakhapatnam Port Trust and Municipal Corporation:
• Construction and maintenance of the roads commonly used by both the city public
and the Port traffic at the interface of the city
• Maintenance of drains discharging city drainage water into Port area and street
lighting along these roads and flyovers.
• Improvement of hospitals serving the poor people
• Development and improvement of school buildings, colleges, library, museum etc.,