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Click on this link or read the document below VUDA Version 3, is bigger better? VUDA version 3 Sohan Hatangadi Appeared on 23 Aug 2015 You may have heard that the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) is soon to become Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Development Authority (VMDA). Somehow the word “Vuda” had a nice ring to it. It sounded much like that wonderful snack, with a hole in the middle and a loyal partner of the humble idly. How easily “Vuda” rolled off the tongue. Now we have to deal with this completely unpronounceable word VMDA! Try pronouncing that word … “vamda, vumda, vmda” … gosh, there is no easy way to say it; we must get accustomed to say it alphabet wise “Vee, Em, Dee, Ay”. Genesis VUDA started out as the “Town Planning Trust” way back in 1962. Vizagites perceived it as a benevolent organization with the objective of planned development and housing and infrastructure in Vizag. Old timers remember that the TPT had a fair reputation for deve

Either click on the Times of India link or read the document pasted below. Do share your views and comments. Festival Fiasco - the down side of festivals in Vizag Festival fiasco Sohan Hatangadi Appeared 6 September 2015 Vizagites have been traditionally celebrating festivals such as Sankaranthi, Shiva Ratri, Vinayaka Chatruthi for several years with great enthusiasm. Festivals are a time for rejoicing and connecting with our roots. We have a cosmopolitan population and it is natural that certain festivals like Holi, Deepavali and Durga Puja normally ethnic to communities from different parts of India have been adapted by locals and gained in popularity in recent years. With cultural diversity festival traditions pass on from one community to another and in the process the way the festival is celebrated goes through change giving it a local flavor and relevance. Private limited to public unlimited In Vizag’s earlier years a few well organized functions would ca