Mangalagiri Municipality
| Formation | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Merger of | Municipal Corporation |
| Legal status | Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation |
| Purpose | Civic administration |
| Headquarters | Mangalagiri |
| Location | |
Official language | Telugu |
Main organ | Committee |
| Website | cdma |
Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the local self government in Mangalagiri, Tadepalle towns of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a Municipal Corporation.[1]
Administration
[edit]The municipality was established in the year 1969 and has an extent of 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi).[2][1] Mangalagiri municipality and its outgrowths of Navuluru and Atmakur are a part of Vijayawada urban agglomeration.[3] In March 2021 Mangalagiri Municipality and Tadepalli Municipality are merged and formed Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.
The Elected Wing of the municipality consists of a municipal council, which has elected members and is headed by a Chairperson.[4] Whereas, the Executive Wing is headed by a municipal commissioner.[4]
Mangalagiri municipality has a total of 32 election wards. The below table shows the composition of municipal wards with unreserved and reserved (women, SC's, ST's and BC's) categories.[5] AP government introduced new GO to merge Atmakuru, Nowluru, Bethapudi, Yerrabalem and Chinakakani in Mangalagiri Municipality.
Civic works and services
[edit]The municipality works on improving civic needs such as, sewerage, storm water drains, solid waste management,[6] and it even takes care of laying cement roads, providing drinking water, internal road widening etc.[7][8] The municipality also takes up the process of beautification, which certain works like, tree plantations, maintaining parks, laying dividers and pavements.[9]
The town has a water pumping station, which draws water from the nearby Prakasam Barrage and is supplied to the filtration plants for water supply.[10]
Projects
Mangalagiri is one of the seven municipalities, along with Vijayawada and Guntur Municipal Corporations to be a part of a 15 MW waste-to-energy plant project. It is planned to be set up with the collaboration of the JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited.[11]
Awards and achievements
[edit]In 2015, the municipality received Green Leaf Awards 2015 in the category of Best Municipality, which was organised by NGO Sukuki Exnora.[12] The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Name of Urban Agglomeration and its State constituent Units-2011" (PDF). Census of India. p. 23. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Composition of the Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Municipality wards" (PDF). Andhra PRadesh – State Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "State nod for VMC's urban mission works". The Hindu. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Development works sans additional taxes: Minister". The Hindu. Guntur. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Raghavendra, V (20 January 2012). "Negotiating this stretch is a nightmare for motorists". The Hindu. Mangalagiri. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Guntur, Mangalagiri to be beautified shortly". Times of India. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Water metering set to become a reality soon". The Hindu. Guntur. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur". The Hindu. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "TS and AP NGOs sweep Green Leaf awards". The Hans India. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala. "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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