Pedagantyada

Pedagantyada is a neighbourhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. It is one of the 46 mandals in Visakhapatnam District. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Pedagantyada beside Gajuwaka. The Mandal is bounded by Mulagada and Gajuwaka mandals. It is a major Suburb in Visakhapatnam and got merged in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation in 2005. Organisations like Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and Gangavaram Port are located in this area.^[1]

Pedagantyada
Neighbourhood
Pedagantyada Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17.6615°N 83.2104°E / 17.6615; 83.2104
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Area
• Total	52.50 km2 (20.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	95,291
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	530044
Vehicle Registration	AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]
Lok Sabha constituency	Visakhapatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Gajuwaka

Location and geography

Pedagantyada is located about 11 km from Visakhapatnam Airport and about 17 km from Visakhapatnam railway station. It lies to the south of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Gajuwaka to the west and Parawada to the south, Mulagada to the north, Anakapalle to the southwest, Bay of Bengal to the east.

Transport

Pedagantyada is well connected by road. It has major District roads connecting it to nearby mandals and Visakhapatnam city. APSRTC runs bus services from Gajuwaka bus station to major parts of the city.

APSRTC routes

Route Number	Start	End	Via
38D	Nadupuru Dairy Colony	RTC Complex	Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Junction, Birla Junction, Gurudwar
38H	Gantyada HB Colony	RTC Complex	Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Junction, Birla Junction, Gurudwar
400H	Gantyada HB Colony	Maddilapalem	Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram, Scindia, Railway Station, RTC Complex
63	Gangavaram Port	RK Beach	Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram, Scindia, Convent, Town Kotharoad, Jagadamba Centre
210	Gantyada HB Colony	Ravindra Nagar	Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram, Scindia, Convent, Town Kotharoad, Jagadamba, RK Beach, Siripuram, Peda Waltair, Appughar, Hanumanthuwaka
65F	Gangavaram Port	Fishing Harbour	Pedagantyada, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram, Scindia, Convent, Town Kotharoad, Jagadamba Centre, Collectorate

Organisations

Organisations like Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and Gangavaram Port are located in this area.

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Pylon at Vizag Steel Plant

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, popularly known as Vizag Steel (Telugu: విశాఖ ఉక్కు కర్మాగారం), is an integrated steel producer in Visakhapatnam, India built using German and Soviet technology. The company has grown from a loss-making industry to 3-billion-dollar turnover company registering a growth of 203.6% in just four years. Vizag Steel Plant was conferred Navratna status on 17 November 2010.

On 17 April 1970, the then Prime Minister of India, the late Indira Gandhi, announced the government's decision in the Parliament to establish a steel plant at Visakhapatnam. Planning started by appointing site selection committee in June 1970 and subsequently the committee's report was approved. On 20 January 1971, Gandhi laid the foundation stone of the plant.

Gangavaram Port

Gangavaram port view

Gangavaram Port, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is India's deepest port. Inaugurated in July 2009, it has a depth of 21m. It is managed by Gangavaram Port Ltd. The first client of the Gangavaram Port Ltd. is the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd., which runs the Vizag Steel Plant, and earlier used the Visakhapatnam Port. The Gangavaram Port Ltd. plans to build conveyors for taking imported raw materials directly to the Vizag Steel plant, in order to reduce the railway transportation costs.

References

1. "Mandal wise list of villages in Visakhapatnam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.