The Visakhapatnam City Police conducted simultaneous surprise inspections at 69 resorts across the city on Friday as part of a special enforcement drive. The drive aims to check whether resorts are following statutory regulations and to prevent illegal activities.
Following the directions of Commissioner of Police Shankhabratha Bagchi, as many as 33 special police teams comprising 110 personnel were deployed for the inspections. The teams conducted simultaneous checks at resorts and other establishments falling under various police station limits across the city.
The inspections focused on verifying mandatory licences, registrations and statutory permissions; compliance with fire-safety, health and hygiene norms; qualifications and certificates of employees; maintenance of mandatory records and registers; and display of licences, permissions, rate charts and other required information.
During the inspections, deficiencies were noticed at some establishments relating to statutory licences and permissions, fire safety, health and hygiene standards, documentation, trained personnel, maintenance of mandatory records and display of required information. The concerned establishments were directed to comply with all applicable statutory requirements. The police said necessary legal and regulatory action would be taken in coordination with the competent authorities against establishments found violating laws, regulations or licence conditions.
Published – October 02, 2026 11:29 pm IST
