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{{Short description|Local self-government in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
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| name = Tenali Municipality
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| formation = 1909

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| founding_location = Tenali
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| status = [[Local government]]
| purpose = Civic administration
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| headquarters = [[Tenali]]
| location = [[Tenali]], [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| leader_name = Tadiboyina Radhika
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| leader_name2 = Malapathi Hariprasadh
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'''Tenali Municipality''' is the [[Self-governance|local self-government]] in [[Tenali]], a city in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is classified as a ''Selection grade'' ''municipality''.<ref name="civicbody">{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=June 4, 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archivedate=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>

== History ==
The [[municipality]] was formed in 1909 and was upgraded to special grade municipality in 1965.<ref name="vgtmuda" />

== Administration ==

The municipality is spread over an area of {{convert|17.00|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and comprises [[Tenali]], [[Pinapadu]] and Chinaravuru.<ref name="vgtmuda">{{cite web|title=About Tenali|url=http://www.vgtmuda.gov.in/innerpages/aboutvgtm.aspx|website=VGTM Urban Development Authority|accessdate=26 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821063129/http://www.vgtmuda.gov.in/Innerpages/AboutVGTM.aspx|archivedate=21 August 2015}}</ref> The present [[municipal commissioner]] of the city is B Seshanna .<ref>{{cite news |last1=MN |first1=Samdani |title=Enrolment only on paper, Mepma fills staff pockets {{!}} Amaravati News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/enrolment-only-on-paper-mepma-fills-staff-pockets/articleshow/69180416.cms |accessdate=25 May 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=5 May 2019 |location=Amaravati |language=en}}</ref>

'''Wards composition'''

Tenali municipality has a total of 40 election wards. The below table shows the composition of municipal wards with unreserved and reserved wards (women, SC's, ST's and BC's).<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipality wards|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/RESULTS%202014/Andhra%20Elected%20councilors%20List,%202014.pdf|website=Andhra PRadesh – State Election Commission|accessdate=27 June 2016|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906174718/http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/RESULTS%202014/Andhra%20Elected%20councilors%20List,%202014.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Type !! No. of <br />Wards !! Reserved<br />(Women) !! Total
|-
| General<br />(Unreserved) || 9 || 9 || 18
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| [[Backward Class|BC's]] || 8 || 6 || 14
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| [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC's]] || 3 || 3 || 6
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| [[Scheduled Tribes|ST's]] || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| '''Total''' || 21 || 19 || 40
|}

== Civic works and services ==

Most of the city residents rely on [[borewell]]s for water. For the growing usage by the city residents, the ''Public Health Department'' and the municipality undertook a water project, which includes the construction of a head water works reservoir at VSR and NVR College compound, six other overhead service reservoirs and a filtration plant. These are supplied with the [[Krishna River]] water from [[Prakasam Barrage]] at Sitanagaram.<ref>{{cite news|title=New project to quench Tenali's thirst|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/New-project-to-quench-Tenalis-thirst/articleshow/14617227.cms|accessdate=12 March 2016|work=Times of India|date=3 July 2012|location=Tenali}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Delay in drinking water project irks residents|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/delay-in-drinking-water-project-irks-residents/article2926851.ece|accessdate=12 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=24 February 2012|location=Tenali}}</ref>

The city municipality implements two-bin garbage collection and also took up sanitation campaigns like, ''Mana Tenali-It’s people’s creation'' for hygiene of the people.<ref name=civic>{{cite news|title=A litter-free town, the aim of ‘Mana Tenali’|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/a-litterfree-town-the-aim-of-mana-tenali/article7872064.ece|accessdate=19 November 2015|work=The Hindu|date=13 November 2015|location=Tenali}}</ref> The total length of roads maintained by the municipality is {{Convert|172.50|km|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Roads in each ULB of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|website=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|accessdate=27 June 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|archivedate=1 August 2016}}</ref>

'''Projects and infrastructure'''

The notable ''Satyanarayana VGTMUDA Lake Park'' (or Chinaravuru Park) on the outskirts is maintained by [[VGTMUDA]] (now [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority|CRDA]]). It is home to many floral varieties and was named after the former municipal chairman, ''Ravi Satyanarayana''.<ref>{{cite news|title=A perfect getaway, for children and adults|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/a-perfect-getaway-for-children-and-adults/article2797859.ece|accessdate=14 March 2016|date=13 January 2012|location=Tenali}}</ref>

Tenali is one of the seven municipalities, along with [[Vijayawada Municipal Corporation|Vijayawada]] and [[Guntur Municipal Corporation]]s to be a part of a 15 [[Megawatt|MW]] [[waste-to-energy plant]] project. It is planned to be set up with the collaboration of the ''JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/wastetoenergy-plant-to-be-set-up-in-guntur/article8205532.ece|accessdate=18 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 February 2016}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
In 2015, the municipality received ''Green Leaf Awards 2015'' in the category of ''Best Decentralised Solid Waste Management'', which was organised by ''NGO Sukuki Exnora''.<ref>{{cite news|title=TS and AP NGOs sweep Green Leaf awards|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-08/TS-and-AP-NGOs-sweep-Green-Leaf-awards-155893|accessdate=12 March 2016|work=The Hans India|date=8 June 2015}}</ref> In the 6th Plasticon Awards 2012, it was awarded ''Green City'' of the country for [[waste segregation|waste segregation management]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Green City award for Tenali|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/green-city-award-for-tenali/article2852895.ece|accessdate=19 December 2015|work=The Hindu|date=2 February 2012|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> 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)''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vadlapatla|first1=Sribala|title=Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Amaravati-among-31-AP-cities-selected-for-Amruth-development/articleshow/48431080.cms|accessdate=18 December 2015|work=The Times of India|date=11 August 2015|location=Hyderabad}}</ref> In 2015, as per the ''[[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]]'' of the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Ministry of Urban Development]], Tenali Municipality was ranked 166th in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/small-towns-fare-better-in-swachh-bharat-rankings/article7520320.ece|accessdate=30 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=10 August 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

==References==
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{{Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:1909 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1909]]
[[Category:Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government of Tenali]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Tenali]]

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