Chilakaluripet Municipality

Chilakaluripet Municipality
చిలకలూరిపేట పురపాలక సంస్థ
Formation 1964
Merger of Municipal Corporation
Type Governmental organization
Legal status Local government
Purpose Civic administration
Headquarters Chilakaluripet
Location
Official language
Telugu
Chairman
Ganji Chenchu Kumari
Municipal Commissioner
N.Kanaka Rao
Main organ
Committee

Chilakaluripet Municipality is the local self government in Chilakaluripet of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a first grade municipality.[1]

Administration

The municipality was constituted in 1964, which covers an area of 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi) and has 34 election wards.[1] The present chairperson of the city is Ganji Chenchu Kumari and the present municipal commissioner is N.Kanaka Rao.[2]

Civic works and services

The municipality works on improving civic needs such as, sewerage, storm water drains, solid waste management etc. It also provides the city with water supply to the residents, by means of storage tanks.[3] State government also provide funds for the developmental activities of the municipality.[4]

Projects

Chilakaluripet 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.[5]

Awards and achievements

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).[6] In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Chilakaluripet Municipality was ranked 187th in the country.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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 February 2016.
  2. "Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities" (PDF). Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. Government of India. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. "AMG International donates Rs 15 lakhs to farmers". The Hindu. Tenali. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. "New crop insurance scheme soon". The Hindu. Chilakaluripet. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. "Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur". The Hindu. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. 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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