Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
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Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation
which looks after the city administration of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu
, India
. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner.
of Tiruchirapalli was inaugurated by the Town Improvements Act 1865 on November 1, 1866 and included the civil station as well as the Trichinopoly Cantonment. The municipality originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members.Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889.Elections were stopped in September 1895 and remained so until July 1897. The appointment of a municipal secretary was sanctioned by the Madras Government in 1898.Indian independence activist P. Rathinavelu Thevar
served as the Chairman of Trichinopoly municipality for a record five terms from 1924 to 1946.
A municipality of Srirangam was created in 1871 per the Town Improvements Act of 1865 comprising of eleven members following a decision not to include Srirangam within Trichinopoly municipality as it lay extremely far from the heart of Tiruchirappalli town.The municipality of Srirangam included most of Srirangam Island
including Thiruvanaikkaval.Golden Rock
, with a population of 38,880 as per the 1971 census, was constituted a third-grade municipality on 1 October 1972 and upgraded to a II-Grade municipality on 5 October 1978.
Tiruchirappalli was upgraded to a municipal corporation
through the merger of Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities as per the Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation Act 1994. The municipal corporation currently covers an area of 164.70 km2 and comprises 65 wards and 4 administrative zones: Srirangam
, Ariyamangalam
, Golden Rock
and Abhishekapuram
.
assisted by a Deputy Mayor
. The executive wing is made up of seven departments: general administration, revenue, town planning, engineering, public health, information technology and personnel and is headed by a City Commissioner. The Commissioner is assisted by two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, a city engineer, a city health officer and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.
is at Ariyamangalam
. Recently, the Tiruchirappalli city corporation has gone in for scientific closure of the garbage dump and its replacement with a sewage treatment plant
. Waste water management in the Trichy-Srirangam under ground drainage (UGD) areas are handled by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
(TWAD) and in other areas by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. The high toxicity of the waste water released by the Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Limited (TDCL) is a major cause of concern for the corporation. The corporation's annual expenditure for the year 2010-11 is estimated to be Rs. 155.94 crores.The corporation also maintains public parks in Tiruchirappalli city, notable among them being the P. T. Rajan Park, Chinnaswamy Park, Lourdusamy Park, Raja Park, Parangiri Velusamy Park and Ibrahim Park.
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
which looks after the city administration of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner.
History
The municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Tiruchirapalli was inaugurated by the Town Improvements Act 1865 on November 1, 1866 and included the civil station as well as the Trichinopoly Cantonment. The municipality originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members.Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889.Elections were stopped in September 1895 and remained so until July 1897. The appointment of a municipal secretary was sanctioned by the Madras Government in 1898.Indian independence activist P. Rathinavelu Thevar
P. Rathinavelu Thevar
P.Rathinavelu Thevar was an Indian administrator, patron of arts and culture and promoter of sports and games. He rose to national prominence when, as Tiruchirapalli Municipal Chairman, invited Gandhi to lay the foundation for Tiruchi Fort Market expansion works in 1927 and renamed it Gandhi...
served as the Chairman of Trichinopoly municipality for a record five terms from 1924 to 1946.
A municipality of Srirangam was created in 1871 per the Town Improvements Act of 1865 comprising of eleven members following a decision not to include Srirangam within Trichinopoly municipality as it lay extremely far from the heart of Tiruchirappalli town.The municipality of Srirangam included most of Srirangam Island
Srirangam Island
Srirangam Island is a river island situated within the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is formed by the river Cauvery and the Kollidam, a tributary of the Cauvery. The island is in length and one and wide. It is bounded by the Upper Anaicut to the west and the Grand Anaicut to the...
including Thiruvanaikkaval.Golden Rock
Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli
Golden Rock is a zone of Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. The factories of the Golden Rock Locomotive Workshops and the residential quarters of its employees are located here.- See Also :* Battle of Golden Rock...
, with a population of 38,880 as per the 1971 census, was constituted a third-grade municipality on 1 October 1972 and upgraded to a II-Grade municipality on 5 October 1978.
Tiruchirappalli was upgraded to a municipal corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
through the merger of Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities as per the Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation Act 1994. The municipal corporation currently covers an area of 164.70 km2 and comprises 65 wards and 4 administrative zones: Srirangam
Srirangam
Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India....
, Ariyamangalam
Ariyamangalam
Ariyamangalam is one of the four zones of Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. One of SIDCO's two Trichy-based industrial estates is located in Ariyamangalam. The estate extends over an area of ....
, Golden Rock
Golden Rock
Golden Rock may refer to one of a number of things:* Kyaiktiyo Pagoda* Golden Rock Locomotive Workshops* Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli*A nickname for the island of Sint Eustatius, and an archeological site on that island: Golden Rock...
and Abhishekapuram
Abhishekapuram
Abhishekapuram is a suburb of the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It constitutes one of the four zones of the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation....
.
Structure
The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 65 councillors elected from each of the 65 wards and is headed by a mayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
assisted by a Deputy Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the city council who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...
. The executive wing is made up of seven departments: general administration, revenue, town planning, engineering, public health, information technology and personnel and is headed by a City Commissioner. The Commissioner is assisted by two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, a city engineer, a city health officer and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.
Divisions
The civic administration of the city is divided into four zones - Abhishekapuram, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and Srirangam. The engineering department, however, is divided into two zones - East and West. The zones and the wards which come under each of them have been listed below.| Zone | Wards | Total number of wards | Assistant Commisioner-in-charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishekapuram | 40, 41, 45-60 | 18 | P. Baskaran |
| Ariyamangalam | 7, 14, 15, 19-29, 33, 61, 62, 64 | 18 | K. Rajamma |
| Golden Rock | 30-32, 34-39, 42-44, 46, 48, 63, 65 | 16 | T. N. Dhanabalan |
| Srirangam | 1-6, 8-13, 16-18 | 18 | V. Subbu |
Functions
Water supply is provided by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. Of the six headworks from which the city gets its water supply, four are maintained by the municipal corporation and the rest by other agencies. Apart from the Gandhi market, Central Bus terminus and the Chathram bus terminus, solid waste management in the city is handled by the corporation. About 400 tonnes of solid waste are released from city every year. The principal garbage dumping groundLandfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
is at Ariyamangalam
Ariyamangalam
Ariyamangalam is one of the four zones of Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. One of SIDCO's two Trichy-based industrial estates is located in Ariyamangalam. The estate extends over an area of ....
. Recently, the Tiruchirappalli city corporation has gone in for scientific closure of the garbage dump and its replacement with a sewage treatment plant
Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants...
. Waste water management in the Trichy-Srirangam under ground drainage (UGD) areas are handled by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board is a public agency formed by the Government of Tamil Nadu, assigned with task of providing water supply and sewerage facilities to the state of Tamil Nadu . It was formed on April 14, 1971.-External links:*...
(TWAD) and in other areas by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. The high toxicity of the waste water released by the Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Limited (TDCL) is a major cause of concern for the corporation. The corporation's annual expenditure for the year 2010-11 is estimated to be Rs. 155.94 crores.The corporation also maintains public parks in Tiruchirappalli city, notable among them being the P. T. Rajan Park, Chinnaswamy Park, Lourdusamy Park, Raja Park, Parangiri Velusamy Park and Ibrahim Park.
List of mayors
The first elections for the post of mayor were held in 1996, two years after Tiruchirappalli's upgradation to a municipal corporation.- Punithavalli Palaniyandi (1996-2001)
- Emily Richard (2001)
- Charubala TondaimanCharubala TondaimanRani Charubala Rajammani Ayi Sahib , popularly known as Charubala Tondaiman, is an Indian politician and member of the royal house of Pudukkottai. She is the wife of R...
(2001-2009) - S. Sujatha (2009-2011)
- A. JayaA. JayaM. S. R. Jaya is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. She represents All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...
(2011-till now)