VISAKHAPATNAM: District committee of CPM has asked the state government to keep Pendurthi mandal of Vizag city and the Vizag Steel Plant township in Visakhapatnam district.
Under the reorganisation of the districts, it was proposed to merge Pendurthi and half of Vizag steel township with new district Anakapalle.
District secretary of CPM, K Lokanadham, and senior leaders K Jaggu Naidu and RKSV Kumar submitted a memorandum to district collector A Mallikharjuna in this regard.