VMRDA to complete anti-drug park in Vizag by August
The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority is finalizing an anti-drug theme park in Vizag, scheduled for completion in August. The project aims to educate youth on the dangers of substance abuse using sustainable, net-zero energy infrastructure.
Why it matters
It highlights a regional government initiative to combine public health awareness with urban development and sustainable energy practices.
The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) is racing to complete the construction of the anti-drug park at City Central Park to meet its August deadline.
VMRDA chairman M.V. Pranav Gopal, during a recent inspection of the project site, emphasised that the facility is designed not merely as a recreational space, but as a ‘unique platform’ to promote awareness and encourage healthier life choices among the younger generation.
The theme park, an initiative aimed at sensitising the youth to the dangers of substance abuse, is being developed across two acres within the premises of the VMRDA City Central Park. Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu had laid the foundation stone for the project, which carries a budget of approximately ₹3.5 crore, last year.
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