District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore on Friday directed officials of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) to prepare a comprehensive implementation plan for 49 projects proposed under the Visakha Economic Region (VER).

The direction was issued during a preparatory meeting held at the Collectorate ahead of a review of the economic region by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on June 2. Officials from VMRDA, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), the Tourism Department, Revenue Department and IT consultants attended the meeting.

The Collector said that VMRDA, as the nodal agency for the VER initiative, should work in close coordination with the GVMC, Tourism and other departments in finalising the development roadmap. He emphasised the need to expedite the ongoing plan for Visakha Bay City, a key component of the VER project.

Mr. Kishore also called for the identification of suitable land parcels required for the proposed developments. Discussions focused on a range of projects, including an adventure theme park, IT and data centres, road connectivity, infrastructure development, layouts, residential requirements and airport connectivity.

He instructed officials to integrate these components into a detailed and coordinated development plan for submission ahead of the Chief Minister’s review.

Joint Collector G. Vidhyadhari, Metropolitan Commissioner Tej Bharat, RDO Sangeeth Madhur, and officials from VMRDA, GVMC, Tourism and Industries departments participated.