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{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority
|nativename =
|logo =File:Visakhapatnam_Urban.jpg
|logo_width =75px
|logo_caption =VUDA Official Logo
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|formed = 1978
|preceding1 =
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|dissolved = 2018
|superseding =
|jurisdiction = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
|headquarters = [[Siripuram, Visakhapatnam|Siripuram]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|coordinates = {{coord|17.721527|N|83.318062|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline}}
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|chief1_position = Chairman
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|chief2_position = Vice-Chairman
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|agency_type = Urban Planning Agency
|parent_agency = Municipal Administration and Urban Development
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|website = {{URL|http://www.vuda.gov.in/index.html|VUDA Official Website}}
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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 [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|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]].<ref name=vuda>{{cite web|title=Overview of VUDA|url=http://www.vuda.gov.in/index.html|publisher=Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority|access-date=14 August 2014|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
Under the jurisdiction of VUDA, the [[Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region]] (VMR), comprises, [[Visakhapatnam]] and the districts of [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]], [[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]] and [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]]. It is spread over an area of {{convert|5573|sqkm|abbr=on}} and has a population of {{nowrap|53.4 [[lakhs]]}}.<ref name=area>{{cite web|title=Key Facts on VMR|url=http://www.vuda.gov.in/pdf/rfp%20for%20area%20development%20plans%2017-9-2015%20FINAL.pdf|website=Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority|access-date=21 December 2015|pages=44–45|format=PDF}}</ref> [[Anakapalle]] and [[Bheemunipatnam]] were merged in [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]] (GVMC).<ref>{{cite news|title=GOs issued on merger of two civic bodies, 10 panchayats|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gos-issued-on-merger-of-two-civic-bodies-10-panchayats/article4972926.ece|access-date=15 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=31 July 2013|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>

==Defunct==
It was dissolved to form a new authority in the name of [[Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority|VMRDA]]<ref>{{cite news|title= VUDA Upgradation as VMRDA |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-09-07/No-change-in-functioning-of-VMRDA-after-upgradation-/410314|access-date=18 December 2018|work=The Hans India|date=17 September 2018|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Organisations based in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Government of Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:State urban development authorities of India]]
[[Category:Urban development authorities of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Uttarandhra]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:2018 disestablishments in India]]

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Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority - Revision history

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