Operation Parivarthan

Under 'Operation Parivarthan,' the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and Visakhapatnam Police destroyed 49 acres of cannabis plantation in Nerellabanda village of Gudem Kotha Veedhi Mandal.  On December 12, Mandal Inspector GK Veedhi said it's an awareness program to inform villagers about the ill effects of the cannabis crop. Earlier in November, 5,500 acres of cannabis cultivation were destroyed in the Visakhapatnam Rural Agency Area.