Rushikonda Junction in Visakhapatnam to get major facelift if Millennium Towers to house offices of various government departments

Rushikonda Junction to get major upgrade if Millennium Towers used for govt offices. People welcome development, but hope for dedicated space for auto-stands, vending points, upgraded police station, street lights, and city bus connectivity.

The Rushikonda Junction near the proposed Chief Minister’s Office, opposite to the GITAM Deemed to be University, at Rushikonda here is poised to become a major junction, if the Millennium Towers identified at Rushikonda hills is used for the needs of the Secretariat level staff of various government departments as per the G.O released earlier this month.

The Millennium Towers are proposed for the camp office space for senior functionaries as per the G.O Rt No. 2283 dated on November 22, 2023.

Interacting with The Hindu on Saturday (November 25), a cross-section of people at the junction said, “We welcome the government to set up necessary administrative offices for secretariat-level officers, but at the same time, they should not hamper our normal life. We are not against the development of the city and Rushikonda.”

P. Apparao of the Marnimamba Autorickshaw Owners and Drivers Welfare Association at Rushikonda Junction said, “Our auto stand is also located here. We hope that the government will develop the junction if they set up their offices in the Millennium Towers here. We are not against those upgradation works and development, but at the same time, we hope that the government will not disturb our auto-stands. If they allot us some proper and dedicated space for autos, it is good.”

Another Rushikonda junction resident Satyam Naidu, a fruit vendor, who sells fruits under a tree, said, “Let’s hope the government shows us an alternative point as they will definitely ask us to move out, once the VIP movement starts here.”

“This is a place where we sell fruits to people including tourists and hospitals nearby. We hope the government will come up with a proper vending point for us. We welcome the development works of the government, said Mr. Naidu.

A police constable working at the sub-control police station at the junction said that after the VIP movement between the Millennium Towers and the proposed CM’s office, the government can definitely set up a separate police station at this junction.