Visakhapatnam — Andhra Pradesh's largest city and a major port, industrial, and IT hub — faces unique drainage challenges from its coastal and hilly terrain. The Bay of Bengal coastline, Eastern Ghats hill streams, and rapid urban expansion across Gajuwaka, NAD, Kommadi, and Madhurawada generate high silt loads in stormwater nalas. Cyclonic storms further stress the system with sudden surge flooding.
VARMAN operates across all 5 GVMC zones and 98 wards — from the port industrial corridor in the south to the Rushikonda and Kommadi IT zones in the north — using mechanical excavators, jetting trucks, and suction tankers suited to Vizag's hilly-coastal drainage conditions.