This story is from August 2, 2019

Walmart plans to set up bulk depot in Vizianagaram outskirts

The American multinational retail corporation, Walmart, is planning to set up a depot in Vizianagaram on the lines of the one in Visakhapatnam. The retail giant had applied for approvals through the single window clearance system five days ago and has also selected a site for its depot, in the outskirts of the town at at Jammi-Narayanapuram close to the Gnana Sarasvathi Devi temple.
Walmart plans to set up bulk depot in Vizianagaram outskirts
VISAKHAPATNAM: The American multinational retail corporation, Walmart, is planning to set up a depot in Vizianagaram on the lines of the one in Visakhapatnam. The retail giant had applied for approvals through the single window clearance system five days ago and has also selected a site for its depot, in the outskirts of the town at at Jammi-Narayanapuram close to the Gnana Sarasvathi Devi temple.

Deputy director of district industries centre, R Papa Rao said that Walmart still has clearances pending from a few departments.
“Walmart still has permissions pending from PCB, water supply department and VMRDA,” he added. Regarding the project, he said that as per Walmart’s proposal close to 120 people would be employed and its proposal to set up a bulk depot will boost the horticulture and agro sectors in the district.
District collector M Hari Jawahar Lal has urged representatives of various departments to speed up the clearance process for the retail giant. Sources in the district administration said that the presence of Walmart in the district will prove to be beneficiary for the farmers in the district, especially those involved in vegetable horticulture and millet cultivation.
As per the MoU signed by Walmart and the state government, the plan is to setup 15 such units across AP. These whole sale depots will be called the ‘best price modern whole sale store’. The break-up of the products would be 60% vegetables, fruits and other products, 25% non-edible consumer products and the remaining 15% will be hardware, electronics and other such consumer goods.
As per its plan,Walmart is planning to target two-tier and three-tier cities and towns in AP.
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Venkatesh Bayya

Venkatesh Bayya is a senior correspondent with The Times of India in Visakhapatnam. He covers beats like education, fine arts and heritage. He is also a trekking enthusiast.

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