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No.453 AMARAVATI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026 G.522 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (I) DEPARTMENT

Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department –Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) – Reorganisation of Development Area – Inclusion of certain Mandal / Villages in the jurisdiction of VMRDA – Notification – Orders - Issued --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G.O.Ms.No.189, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (I) Department, Dt.17.08.2026)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016 (Act No.5 of 2016), read with sub-section (2) of the said section, and in partial modification of the notifications previously issued defining the Development Area of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA), the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby: (a) include in the said Development Area the areas specified in Schedule-I (b) define the revised limits of the Development Area of VMRDA as comprising the areas specified in Schedule-II, with effect from the date of publication of the this notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazzette. This reorganisation is intended to facilitate streamlines administration, coordinated Urban development, effective spatial planning and efficient management of urban and peri-urban areas within the Development Area of VMRDA .

SCHEDULE-I

Areas included in the existing Development Area of VMRDA, by excluding from the VK- PCPIR UDA.

	S.No District Name	Mandal	Village / Hamlet	Extent (In Sq.Kms)
	1 Visakhapatnam	Pedagantyada (Part)	Kurada	0.63
			Nellimuku (includes Balacheruvu hamlet)	19.01
			Nadupuru	21.24
			Siddeswaram	5.84
			Appikonda	9.73
			Devada	21.62
	Total		6	78.07
2	Anakapalli	Parawada (Part)	Lemarthi Agraharam (Lemarthi)	3.16
			Jagannadhapuram Agraharam (Jagannadhapuram)	1.18
			Ponnuru Agraharam (Ponnuru)	0.51
			Thadi	7.87
			Kalapaka	5.18
			Swayambhuvaram	3.59
			Ravada	14.85
			Paravada	7.79
			Edulapaka Bonangi (E.Bonangi)	10.03
			PayakaraoBonangi
			Tanam	4.46
			Cheepurupalli West (Chipurupalli)	17.29
			Cheepurupalli East (Chipurupalli)	11.41
	Total		13	87.32
3	Anakapalli	Atchutapuram (Part)	Dibbapalem	1.93
			Pudimadaka	7.84
			Maruturu	2.61
			Maduthuru	9.87
			Janguluru	2.79
			Duppituru (including Atchutapuram hamlet)	8.85
			Dosuru	9.64
			Chippada	7.24
			Jogannapalem
			Tallapalem
			Uddapalem
			Tantadi	5.97
			Nadimpalli	2.82
			Veduruvada	8.84
			Nunaparthi	4.08
			Gangamambapuram Agraharam	0.31
			Dopperla	6.29
			Somavaram (including Pillavanipalem hamlet)	5.12
			Ravipalem	2.31
			Cheemalapalle	4.51
			Jagannadhapuram Agraharam	0.53
			Chodapalli	8.02
			Bhogapuram	2.08
	Total		23	101.70
4	Anakapalli	Rambilli (Part)	Krishnampalem	4.91
			Anandapuram
			Vijayarampuram
			Lalamkoduru	11.80
			Chatimetta
			Pudi	9.41
			Moturupalem
			Gurajapalem
			Nakkapalem
			Ch. V. Kondra
			JirayatiChintuva	8.38
			Seetapalem
			Chintuva (manyapuchintuva)
			Gorapudi	2.74
			Rajala Agraharam	7.16
			Marripalem	6.43
			Rambilli	7.54
			Rajakoduru	5.06
			Haripuram	4.01
	Total		19	67.45
5	Anakapalli	S Rayavaram (Part)	Vakapadu	1.49
			Chinnauppalem	6.48
			Peddauppalem	11.89
			Gudivada	13.73
	Total		4	33.59
6	Anakapalli	Nakkapalli (Part)	Chukalavari Lakshmipuram	7.26
			Donivani Lakshmipuram	10.65
			Nellipudi	13.24
			Chandanada	6.50
			Rajayyapeta	12.28
			N. Narasapuram
			Nallamattipalem
			Buchchirajupeta
			Pedateenarla (including Dondavaka hamlet)	8.88
			Gunupudi	9.91
			Vempadu (including Amalapuram hamlet)	13.96
	Total		11	82.68
7	Anakapalli	Payakaraopeta (Part)	Pentakota	7.15
			Kumarapuram	8.58
			Keshavaram	3.83
			Rajavaram	4.97
			Srirampuram	8.15
			Idatam	9.22
	Total		6	41.90
	Grand Total		82	492.71

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SCHEDULE- II

Reorganised Development Area of VMRDA

A. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs):

	S.No District Name	Name of the ULB	Extent in Sq.kms
	1 Visakhapatnam Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation		640.00
2	Anakapalli	Narsipatnam Municipality	6.80
3	Anakapalli	Yelamanchili Municipality	35.43
4	Vizianagaram Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation		52.43
5	Vizianagaram Nellimarla Nagar Panchayat		17.60
		Total	752.26

B. Mandals :

	S.No District Name		Name of the Mandal Number of Villages Extent in Sq.Kms
1	Vizianagaram	Kothavalasa (Full)	29	131.77
2	Vizianagaram	Vizianagaram (Full)	13	71.43
3	Vizianagaram	Bhogapuram (Full)	21	112.82
4	Vizianagaram	Denkada (Full)	28	127.01
5	Vizianagaram	Nellimarla (Full)	32	135.71
6	Vizianagaram	Cheepurupalli (Full)	32	122.02
7	Vizianagaram	Gantyada (Full)	45	174.44
8		Vizianagaram Srugavarapukota (Full)	40	133.65
9	Vizianagaram	Vepada (Full)	39	134.35
	10 Vizianagaram Lakkavarapukota (Full)		32	120.29
	11 Vizianagaram	Jami (Full)	28	141.53
	12 Vizianagaram	Pusapatirega (Full)	37	161.52
	13 Vizianagaram Gajapathinagaram (Full)		35	123.35
	14 Vizianagaram	Garividi (Full)	38	141.38
	15 Vizianagaram	Bondapalle (Full)	33	144.94
	16 Vizianagaram	Gurla (Full)	39	163.60
	17 Visakhapatnam	Pendurthi (Full)	14	58.64
18	Anakapalli	Parawada (Full)	19	103.83
19	Anakapalli	Sabbavaram (Full)	30	152.63
20	Anakapalli	Munagapaka (Full)	28	96.61
21	Anakapalli	Atchuthapuram (Full)	34	145.14
22	Anakapalli	Anakapalli (Full)	29	151.90
	23 Visakhapatnam Anandapuram (Full)		32	205.32
	24 Visakhapatnam Bheemunipatnam (Full)		19	82.46
25	Anakapalli	Kasimkota (Full)	28	196.91
26	Anakapalli	Yelamanchili (Full)	13	72.23
27	Anakapalli	Rambilli (Full)	31	138.95
	28 Visakhapatnam	Padmanabam (Full)	25	137.42
29	Anakapalli	S Rayavaram (Full)	22	150.51
30	Anakapalli	Nakkapalli (Full)	31	196.98
31	Anakapalli	Payakaraopeta (Full)	19	110.75
	32 Vizianagaram Merakamudidam (Full)		41	175.29
33	Anakapalli	Narsipatnam (Full)	13	105.15
34	Anakapalli	Chodavaram (Full)	31	165.17
35	Anakapalli	Madugula (Full)	53	405.50
36	Anakapalli	Ravi Kamatam (Full)	33	198.71
37	Anakapalli	Butchayyapeta (Full)	40	176.39
38	Anakapalli	Nathavaram (Full)	39	185.71
39	Anakapalli	K Kotapadu (Full)	32	172.98
40	Anakapalli	Devarapalli (Full)	43	148.45
41	Anakapalli	Makavaripalem (Full)	25	151.88
42	Anakapalli	Kotauratla (Full)	21	164.90
43	Anakapalli	Golugonda (Full)	36	140.10
44	Anakapalli	Rolugunta (Full)	30	135.79
45	Anakapalli	Cheedikada (Full)	34	122.66
Total				6588.76
GRAND TOTAL (ULBs+Mandals)				7341.02

Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department –Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) – Reorganisation of Development Area – Inclusion of certain Mandal / Villages in the jurisdiction of VMRDA – Notification – Orders - Issued.