Suryaa News Desk: Visakhapatnam is preparing to host the CII Partnership Summit scheduled for November 12 and 13. State Special Chief Secretary S.S. Rawat, along with District Collector M. Abhijit Kishore, reviewed the arrangements with state and district-level officials at the Collectorate.
Rawat directed officials to ensure seamless coordination across all departments to facilitate the event. Instructions were issued to establish a command control room to oversee logistics, including accommodation, transportation, security, protocol, and registration for domestic and international delegates. Liaison officers have been tasked with maintaining awareness of their assigned guests' requirements and schedules.
The GVMC has been instructed to accelerate city beautification, sanitation, and road development projects. Branding and promotional activities are to be conducted throughout the city, with welcome and signage boards installed at major junctions and tourist locations. Security measures, including the installation of CCTV cameras, fire safety systems, power supply, and public information systems, are to be thoroughly inspected.
Special welcome centers will be established at Visakhapatnam Airport to showcase Telugu culture and traditions. Plans include the creation of tourist circuits with available guides and the use of hop-on hop-off buses. Registration centers will be set up at the engineering college grounds opposite the main venue, with a focus on parking, traffic control, and mobile sanitation facilities.
District Collector M. Abhijit Kishore announced that a dedicated control room will become operational on November 9 to manage the summit. The registration and pass issuance process will be monitored from the Collectorate. The meeting was attended by City Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi, Anakapalli Collector Vijayakrishnan, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg, APEDB CEO Sanmohan, APIIC Chairman and MD Dinesh Kumar, Joint Collector Gobilla Vidyadhari, and other senior officials.