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“The project is conceptualised as a convergence project, meaning that it will be funded by several government agencies,” he said.Explaining the rationale for the “convergence” funding for the project, Kumar said that the VMRDA had jurisdiction over three districts — Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam. That is why we came up with the idea of convergence funding for the project,” he said. Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority ( VMRDA ) will be conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study on the integrated museum and tourism complex at the Beach Road that has turned controversial with citizen’s groups demanding that the project be dropped, claiming it would damage the beach and pose environmental hazards to residents.“The assessment (of the project) is going on. That is their view to which we are not agreeable,” P Basanth Kumar, the metropolitan commissioner of the VMRDA, said.“Consultation is required on this type of a public project, but consultation is not compulsory. Environmental impact assessment is not being wished away..