Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will hoist the tricolor in Visakhapatnam’s RK Beach on August 15.

State administration is gearing up to celebrate the second Independence day in post-bifurcation Andhra  in a fitting manner in port city.

Andhra Pradesh has chosen Vizag  for the 2015 I-Day celebrations as part of the policy to celebrate the Independence Day in each district every year till the new capital is ready for the occasion.

The first I-Day was celebrated in Kunool, the first capital of Andhra state, formed in 1953, following the carving out of a Telugu state from Madras state.

Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu is for celebrating national festivals on Andhra territory rather than in common capital Hyderabad, which falls in Telangana. Vijayawada hosted Firs Republic day on January 26, 2015. In Vizag, the flag hoisting will take place in RK Beach.

AP Cabinet which is meeting in Vijayawada on July 31 will review the arrangements.

On Wednesday chief secretary IYR Krishna Rao issued instructions to the Visakhapatnam district collector to make arrangements for the celebrations at RK Beach. He asked the district collector to coordinate with General Administration Department (GAD) to make arrangements for the flag hoisting celebrations.
Impressive tableaux projecting development achieved in the past one year.

The special attraction of the event will be tableau on capital Amaravti. APSRTC will arrange buses to ferry students for the event.

Health and Medical Department has been asked to ensure fully equipped ambulance with medical officer and nursing assistants on all the rehearsal days and on the event day.

Special police battalions IG RK Meena has been made the nodal officer of the event, whereas DCP CM Thirvikrama Varma is the liaison officer for the ceremonial parade.

Nearly 12 contingents drawn from AP Special Police, Armed Reserve, civil police and other elite forces are likely to be part of the contingent.