All sewage might be handled earlier than draining into sea in Vizag, says MA&UD Minister

Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister P. Narayana has requested the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) to provoke measures to make sure that all of the sewages are handled correctly earlier than being drained into the ocean.

“In the subsequent 18 months, all of the sewage discharged via drains might be handled,” he stated after inspecting the key drains, together with a number of in Lawsons Bay Colony and Pandurangapuram on Friday (October 17, 2025) evening.

Visakhapatnam East MLA Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg and different officers accompanied Mr. Narayana.

During the inspection, Mr. Narayana stated that the federal government was engaged on complete plans to make the shoreline clear, eco-friendly, and pollution-free.

Around 380 MLD (million litres per day) of water is being equipped to the town for consuming and different functions, of which 263 MLD is used water. Out of this, 179 MLD is already being handled, whereas plans are afoot to deal with the remaining 54 MLD, together with one other 25 MLD below the AMRUT 2.0 scheme.

He stated that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had directed that not even a single drop of untreated sewage ought to enter the ocean, and the seaside ought to stay free from air pollution. In line with these instructions, a number of drains main into the ocean have been inspected, he stated.

“Sewage presently flows into the Visakhapatnam seaside via 25 main drains, out of which 13 drains have already been related to underground drainage methods. For the remaining drains, therapy vegetation might be arrange to make sure correct sewage purification,” he stated, including that the GVMC Commissioner has been instructed to provoke the required measures.

The Minister stated that he would revisit Visakhapatnam inside ten days to fulfill with the town’s MLAs, focus on their strategies, and put together a complete plan to stop sewage from mixing into the ocean via metropolis drains.

GVMC Chief Engineer P.V.V. Satyanarayana Raju, Chief Medical Officer Dr. E.N.V. Naresh Kumar and others have been current.