Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority

Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority
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Agency overview
Formed	1978
Dissolved	2018
Type	Urban Planning Agency
Jurisdiction	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Siripuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; 17°43′17″N 83°19′05″E / 17.721527°N 83.318062°E
Agency executive	Chairman; Vice-Chairman;
Parent agency	Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Website	VUDA Official Website

The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority or VUDA was the urban planning agency of Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1978, vide an act of the State Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction was expanded in 2018 by merging it with the surrounding mandals to form Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority.^[1]

^ "Overview of VUDA". Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 14 August 2014.