PART I EXTRAORDINARY
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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
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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
Registered No. HSE-49/2016
No.453
AMARAVATI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026
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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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2
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
5.12
3
hamlet)
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
4
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
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
5
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
S SURESH KUMAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT