Visakhapatnam (Also Vishākhapatnam, shortened and Anglicized: Vizag) is a large city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It sits on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, and has the fourth largest port in India, and the country's oldest shipyard. Prime Minister Nehru launched independent India's first ship, the "Jala Usha" from here. It also goes by the name Waltair given during British times. Tourist attractions include beautiful beaches, green-capped hills, breathtaking valleys (Araku), dense jungles, ancient cave formations (Borra Caves), a 11th century temple, ancient Buddhist sites and a submarine museum.
It is a prominent industrial town, and is home to many heavy industries including
HPCL – Oil Refinery
Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant
Zinc Smelter
Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels Ltd.
Hindustan shipyard
Coramandel Fertilizers
It is also one of the fastest growing IT/ ITeS cities in the country with the following major players apart from other small players:
HSBC BPO
NuNet Technologies
Satyam Computers (in pipeline)
Visakhapatnam is also the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.
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