Public hearing on draft coastal zone maps draws concerns from stakeholders

A public hearing on the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) maps prepared under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2019, was held here on Wednesday, with fishermen, residents, environmental … Read More

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees finally get full salaries after two years

Relief finally came to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees as the management credited their full salaries, ending nearly two years of partial payments and mounting arrears. The employees had been receiving … Read More

Railway employees’ families seek repatriation from Rayagada to Visakhapatnam

Families of railway employees from the erstwhile Waltair division, now posted in the Rayagada railway division, staged a protest outside the South Coast Railway (SCoR) headquarters at Siripuram on Monday, … Read More

Seawater Intrusion Pollutes Visakhapatnam Groundwater

Seawater intrusion and elevated levels of chemical contaminants are degrading groundwater quality in several coastal areas of Visakhapatnam, with water found to be unfit for drinking in four locations, according … Read More