An uninspiring street wall was turned into a vibrant and captivating piece of art as part of a novel initiative called Paint My Street by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) in association with a Ranger Force, an NGO.
People of different age groups painted a 2,500 sft. area of wall behind All India Radio Station in Siripuram into a colourful mosaic of many thought-provoking themes. In a matter of a few hours time, the plain walls came alive with messages. Green parks and playgrounds with happy children running about to promote the idea of clean environment, an imposing painting of Olive Ridley turtle reflecting the message of saving marine creatures found in the coastal regions of Visakhapatnam, a little girl watering plants, a hand holding Planet Earth and messages of zero-plastic-zero-pollution – paintings transformed the mundane wall into eye-catching images.
