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Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam South MLA Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar launched renovation work on the Town Hall building and the old municipal office , located in the One Town area, on Sunday. With the passage of time, the old cultural hub fell out of popularity.On the other hand, the old municipal office was constructed in the 1930s and functioned till the municipal office found a new address. It is one of the primary responsibilities of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) to protect the historic heritage structures of the city, he said on the occasion. The GVMC will expend about Rs 11 crore to give a new lease of life to these structures under the Vizag Smart City project. It was one of the first structures of the city to have a concrete ceiling that was supported by steel beams..