KSCCL successfully implemented open-air gymnasiums project in 35 locations within the city, as an important strategy to realize public health agendas promoting habitual physical activity. Systematic reviews and public engagements were conducted to synthesize characteristics based on user’s experiences and perceptions in different cultural contexts for open-air gymnasium. Further, KSCCL has modernized the facilities in Gandhinagar and Vivekananda parks and turned them into beautiful landscape where citizens has access to all facilities. The parks are now equipped with cutting-edge technology to serve citizens and plan their day-to-day activities in a better way.
KSCCL has established Command and Communication Center which has resulted in Improvement in Safety and Security of citizens. Further, the traffic violation detection has reduced the congestion due to traffic video analytics. Education sector has been identified as one of the most important sectors for advancement.
KSCCL aimed at creating the technology enhanced classrooms in the stagnantly functioning government schools of the city in order to develop them as e-learning centers to enhance the learning outcomes. Interestingly, in the first year of the execution of the project the admissions dropout rates drastically declined to zero which was earlier very prevalent in these schools. KSCCL has proposed 70km of road development under three phases to address the transportation needs and to make city more livable by easing commute. Furthermore, KSCCL participated in CITIIS (City Investment To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain) Challenge launched by MoHUA, Delhi and stood at 5th and 21st position amongst 100 smart cities under sustainable mobility and social & organizational innovation in low income settlement themes.
KSCCL has made remarkable progress in sectors like transportation and mobility, smart technological solutions, education, public health and recreational places. Further, I take this opportunity to thank our stakeholders, employees, Consultants and all Kakinada citizens for their support and contribution to the growth of the organization.
Pensioner’s paradise, second Madras, planned city – these are the names of Kakinada. Kakinada is the head- quarters of the East Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The economy of the city depends mainly on agriculture, fishing and industrial sectors. The majority of the industrial sector is covered edible oil refineries, fertilizers and natural gas and serves as a base for a thriving oil and gas industry for the state of Andhra Pradesh are established at Kakinada. The world is witnessing the increase of urbanization. More than 50 percent of the world’s population is now living in the cities and is expected to increase to 70% by 2050. In India, urban areas are currently home to over 31 percent of population and are projected to house more than 40 percent of its population by the year 2030. Also, the people migrating from rural to urban areas have dreams and aspirations to improve their quality and standard of life with basic amenities. In 2015,
