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Visakhapatnam is home to several local cricket teams participating in district and zonal matches. Gully cricket or backyard cricket (a form of cricket played in streets or parks) is a popular sport among local youth. Visakhapatnam co-hosted the 32nd National Games alongside Hyderabad in 2002.
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of 640 km 2 (250 sq mi). [2] [3] It is also part of the planning body of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority. [4]
The Administration of Visakhapatnam officially started in 1803, [1] with the municipality of Visakhapatnam being established in 1861. [2] Currently, it is known as the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). Its total area is 681 km 2 (263 sq mi) with 98 wards and 8 zones. [3]
After reorganization, Visakhapatnam district had a population of 1,959,544, of which 1,757,542 (89.69%) live in urban areas. The district has a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 167,272 (8.54%) and 22,574 (1.15%) of the population respectively.It has a literacy rate of 80.1%.
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), was established in the Academic Year 2001–02 with the approval of the All India Council for Technology Education (AICTE), New Delhi and the Government of Andhra Pradesh and is affiliated to Andhra University (AU), Visakhapatnam. All the eligible courses are Accredited by NBA in the ...
Andhra Cricket Visakhapatnam District Association cricket Association (ACA-VDCA) stadium in Visakhapatnam is known for hosting international cricket matches. [339] Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to win after Prakash Padukone. [340] P. V.
VMRDA Headquarters at Siripuram, Visakhapatnam. Under the jurisdiction of VMRDA, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR), comprises, Visakhapatnam city and the districts of Vizianagaram,Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli. It is spread over an area of 7,328.86 km 2 (2,829.69 sq mi) [6] [7] and has a population of 40.7 lakhs according to the 2011 ...
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) is the government entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), India's first shore-based integrated steel plant built with state-of-the-art technology. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) is a 7.3 MTPA plant. It was commissioned in 1992 with a capacity of 3.0 MTPA of liquid steel.