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| name = Tirunelveli | | name = Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation | ||
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| house_type = Municipal Corporation | | house_type = Municipal Corporation | ||
| body = Tirunelveli | | body = Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation | ||
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| leader1_type = [[Mayor]] | | leader1_type = [[Mayor]] | ||
| leader1 = | | leader1 = Saravanan | ||
| party1 = | | party1 = | ||
| election1 = | | election1 = | ||
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]] | | leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]] | ||
| leader2 = | | leader2 = Raju | ||
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| meeting_place =Office of Tirunelveli Corporation | | meeting_place = Office of Tirunelveli Corporation | ||
| structure1_res = 55 | |||
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| political_groups1 = '''[[Government]] (50)'''<br> | |||
*'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] (50)''' | |||
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (45) | |||
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (4) | |||
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]] (1) | |||
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] (4)''' | |||
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] (4) | |||
'''Others (1)''' | |||
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam}}}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1) | |||
| website = {{URL|http://www.tirunelvelicorporation.in/}} | | website = {{URL|http://www.tirunelvelicorporation.in/}} | ||
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'''Tirunelveli | '''Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation''' is the civic body which administers the city of [[Tirunelveli]] 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. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The former Tirunelveli Municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvements Act of 1865.<ref name="imperial">{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]|pages=379–380|volume=23|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> It initially covered the area of Tirunelveli town and Junction alone | The former Tirunelveli Municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvements Act of 1865.<ref name="imperial">{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]|pages=379–380|volume=23|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> It initially covered the area of Tirunelveli town and Tirunelveli Junction alone. [[Palayamkottai]] used to be an independent municipality. Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai for this reason are even today considered as twin cities.<ref name="imperial" /> In 1994, Tirunelveli along with [[Tiruchirappalli]] and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] was upgraded to a [[municipal corporation]]. Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai along with surrounding areas.<ref name="panchayatirajp80">{{cite book|title=A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu)|page=80|first=Ganapathy|last=Palanithurai|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=2007|ISBN=978-81-8069-340-3}}</ref> | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
Zones of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation | |||
* Melapalaiyam Zone | |||
* Palayamkottai Zone | |||
* Pettai Zone | |||
* Thatchanallur Zone | |||
* Tirunelveli Town Zone | |||
== Achievements == | |||
Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in the whole country to introduce segregation of waste during collection itself. Plastics and polythene bags are collected only on Wednesdays. If citizens are fined for breaking the rule. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Tirunelveli district }} | {{Tirunelveli district }} | ||
{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}} | {{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}} | ||
[[Category:Tirunelveli]] | [[Category:Tirunelveli]] | ||
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu]] | ||
[[Category:1866 establishments in British India]] | [[Category:1866 establishments in British India]] | ||
[[Category:1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu]] | ||
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Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Saravanan | |
Raju | |
B Vishnu Chandran, IAS | |
V.Vishnu, IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 55 |
Political groups | Government (50)
Opposition (4)
Others (1)
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| Meeting place | |
| Office of Tirunelveli Corporation | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation is the civic body which administers the city of Tirunelveli 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.
History[edit | edit source]
The former Tirunelveli Municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvements Act of 1865.[1] It initially covered the area of Tirunelveli town and Tirunelveli Junction alone. Palayamkottai used to be an independent municipality. Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai for this reason are even today considered as twin cities.[1] In 1994, Tirunelveli along with Tiruchirappalli and Salem was upgraded to a municipal corporation. Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai along with surrounding areas.[2]
Structure[edit | edit source]
Zones of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
- Melapalaiyam Zone
- Palayamkottai Zone
- Pettai Zone
- Thatchanallur Zone
- Tirunelveli Town Zone
Achievements[edit | edit source]
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in the whole country to introduce segregation of waste during collection itself. Plastics and polythene bags are collected only on Wednesdays. If citizens are fined for breaking the rule.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 23. Clarendon Press. 1908. pp. 379–380.
- ↑ Palanithurai, Ganapathy (2007). A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu). Concept Publishing Company. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-8069-340-3.