GVMC Removes 1,053 Encroachments 'Operation Lungs 2.0'

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has intensified its anti-encroachment drive under Operation Lungs 2.0, clearing 1,053 encroachments within the past two days. 

Complaints against these encroachments had been received through the Public Grievance Redressal System (PGRS). These included instances, such as blocked footpaths, obstructed roads and traffic congestion caused by illegal stalls and



indiscriminate parking.

On Thursday, GVMC removed 524 encroachments, followed by 529 more on Friday. It carried out the operation across all eight zones of the city, particularly targeting major roads and junctions where public movement and vehicle flow got obstructed. 

The operation had been carried out under the orders of GVMC commissioner Ketan Garg to ensure smoother traffic and pedestrian movement.