The Visakhapatnam Metro Regional Development Authority (VMRDA) has taken action to halt the sale of residential plots spanning 610 acres in Vissannapeta village, located in the Anakapalli district, declaring them as unauthorized. Additionally, VMRDA has imposed a ban on advertising the property. The authority has served a notice to the layout company, Vintage Mount Valley Resorts, requesting a response within a week. The individuals promoting the project have been marketing plots in the Vissannapeta layout without adhering to regulations or obtaining government approval. VMRDA’s intervention was triggered by a complaint from Jana Sena leader and GVMC corporator, P.L.N. Murthy Yadav. Interestingly, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, who currently serves as the Deputy Chief Minister, had visited the extensive layout last year and pledged to take action.
According to sources, multiple real estate agents, some associated with the Daspalla scandal, focused on Vissannapeta village in the Anakapalli district. Allegedly, they collectively encroached upon more than 600 acres of government, inam, D-patta, hills, and gedda poramboke lands. This land falls under Survey No. 195/2 within the Bayyavaram village revenue boundaries, situated 3.5 km from National Highway 16 and 35 km from Visakhapatnam. The illicit land acquisition process commenced around mid-2021 and was halted in September 2022 following the intervention of the collector of undivided Vizag, who initiated an inquiry.
The latest documented ownership within the layout belongs to S.R. Gopinath Reddy, the designated partner of Assure Estates and Developers, and Boddeda Prasad, a trusted aide of former minister Gudivada Amarnath. In September 2022, Gopinath and Prasad collectively procured 6.55 acres. Assure was awarded the contract for developing the layout, subsequently releasing a brochure for plot sales under the name of SRVS Constructions and Multi Trade Limited of Anakapalli.
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