Narasaraopet Municipality
Formation1915
Merger ofMunicipal Corporation
TypeGovernmental organization
Legal statusLocal government
PurposeCivic administration
HeadquartersNarasaraopet
Location
Official language
Telugu
Chairman
Vacant
Main organ
Committee

Narasaraopet Municipality is the local self government in Narasaraopet of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a Selection Grade Municipality.[1]

Narasaraopet municipal office

History

The municipality is as old as a century, with its formation dating back to 18 May 1915. It got upgraded to first grade municipality on 28 April 1980.[2]

Narasaraopet municipal office exterior

Administration

The municipality is spread over an area of 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) and has 34 election wards.[1] Narasaraopet municipality is also a part of Narasaraopet urban agglomeration.[3]

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] The present municipal commissioner of the city is J.Siva Ram Krishna and the present chairman is N.Subbaraya Guptha.[5]

Civic works and services

The municipality oversees works such as, road widening, underground drainage, street lights, public and private toilets etc., and also a forefront in implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.[6][7] Construction of houses for poor, providing cooking gas connections etc., are also some of the other initiatives of the municipality.[8]

Projects

Narasaraopet 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.[9]

Awards and achievements

The municipality completed its centenary fete, as it completed hundred years of its formation.[6] 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).[10] In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Narasaraopet Municipality was ranked 59th in the country.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 15. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Composition of the Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities" (PDF). Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. Government of India. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b "100-year Fete: Naidu Vows to Develop Narasaraopet". The New Indian Express. Narasaraopet. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Venkaiah for Reforms in Municipal Administration". The New Indian Express. Guntur. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Projects worth Rs. 250 cr. taken up for Narasaraopet". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur". The Hindu. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  11. ^ Sandeep Kumar, S (10 August 2015). "Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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