Visakhapatnam, Feb. 26 -- Visakhapatnam secured a major global honour, winning a USD 1 million grant in the prestigious Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025-2026 Mayors Challenge for its innovative climate resilience initiative, Vizag-Prajamukhi Urban Living Lab (V-PULL).
The award was announced on February 25. Visakhapatnam was selected as one of the 24 global winners,emerging from more than 630 cities across the world that competed in the challenge. V-PULL, a flagship model of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), a release stated on Thursday.
"Being selected as a winner of the Bloomberg Philanthropies2025-2026 Mayors Challenge is a great honour for GVMC. This recognition strengthens our belief that cities can lead transforma...