Bhimavaram Municipality is the local self-government in Bhimavaram of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is classified as a Selection Grade Municipality.[2]
| Formation | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Merger of | Municipal Corporation |
| Type | Governmental organization |
| Legal status | Local government |
| Purpose | Civic administration |
| Headquarters | Bhimavaram |
| Location | |
Official language | Telugu |
Chairman | Kotikalapudi Govinda Rao |
Municipal Commissioner | B.R.Satyanarayana |
Main organ | Committee |
Administration
editThe municipality was formed in April 1948 as Grade–III municipality. Over the years, it got upgraded and was constituted finally as Special Grade Municipality in September 2011, with the first ever elected council was formed in August 1949.[2]
The municipality is spread over an area of 25.64 km2 (9.90 sq mi) and has 39 election wards.[1] each represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a chairperson.[3] The present municipal commissioner of the city is B.R.Satyanarayana and the present chairman is Kotikalapudi Govinda Rao.[4]
Timeline
| Date | Classification |
|---|---|
| April 1948 | Grade–III |
| August 1963 | Grade–II |
| October 1967 | Grade–I |
| April 1980 | Special Grade |
| September 2011 | Selection Grade |
Civic infrastructure and services
editThe municipality takes certain measures such as, prevent spreading of diseases, motor pumping of stagnant flood water during heavy rains, improving drainage channels and pipelines etc.[5]
Awards and achievements
editThe 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, Bhimavaram Municipality was ranked 342nd in the country.[7]
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ a b "Administration". Bhimavaram Municipality. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992". India Code. Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities" (PDF). Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Rain paralyses life in Bhimavaram". The Hindu. Eluru. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Sandeep Kumar, S (10 August 2015). "Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 30 March 2016.