Scindia, Visakhapatnam

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Scindia
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Scindia road near HPCL
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Scindia
Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°41′20″N83°16′07″E / 17.688806°N 83.268494°E / 17.688806; 83.268494
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Government
  Body Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
530014
Vehicle registration AP-31

Scindia is an important neighborhood situated on the coastal part of Visakhapatnam City, India. The area, which falls under the local administrative limits of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, it is one of the main industrial area in the city. [1]

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History

The name of this area came from Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. which was established as shipyard in the year 1941 by Seth Walchand Hirachand. [2] which changed the history of Visakhapatnam city industrial sector.

Transport

Scindia is well connected with Gajuwaka, Gopalapatnam, Pendurthi, Kurmannapalem and Kothavalasa. 55, 55K and 600 city bus routes are running from here.

APSRTC routes
Route NumberStartEndVia
400Gajuwaka/KurmannapalemRTC ComplexNew Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Railway Station
400KDuvvada Railway StationMaddilapalemNew Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Railway Station, RTC Complex
400TSteelplantMaddilapalemNew Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Railway Station, RTC Complex
400HGantyada HB ColonyMaddilapalemNew Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Railway Station, RTC Complex
404Steelplant GatePM PalemNew Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Railway Station, RTC Complex, Maddilapalem, Hanumanthuwaka, Yendada
99GajuwakaR.K.BeachNew Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Town Kotharoad, Jagadamba,
600AnakapalleScindiaLankelapalem, Kurmannapalem, Old Gajuwaka, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram
55ScindiaSimhachalamMalkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam
55KScindiaKothavalasaMalkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pendurthi
16YaradaPoorna MarketNaval Base, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Convent Junction
311ScindiaChodavaramMalkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Duvvada railway station, Sabbavaram, Venkannapalem

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  2. "history". india today. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.