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{{Short description|Municipal corporation for Tiruchirappalli, India}} | |||
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| body = Tiruchirappalli | | body = Tiruchirappalli | ||
| foundation = {{start date and age|1866|11|1}} | | foundation = {{start date and age|df=y|1866|11|1}} | ||
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| leader1_type = [[Mayor]] | | leader1_type = [[Mayor]] | ||
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| leader3_type = [[Commissioner|Special Officer & Commissioner]] | | leader3_type = [[Commissioner|Special Officer & Commissioner]] | ||
| leader3 = | | leader3 = V. Saravanan, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] | ||
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| political_groups1 ='''[[Government]] (56)'''<br> | | political_groups1 ='''[[Government]] (56)'''<br /> | ||
*'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] (56)''' | *'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] (56)''' | ||
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (49) | :*{{Color box|{{Party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (49) | ||
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| meeting_place = Trichy municipal corporation building | | meeting_place = Trichy municipal corporation building | ||
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The [[municipality]] of Tiruchirapalli was inaugurated by the Town Improvements Act 1865 on 1 November 1866 and included the civil station as well as the Trichinopoly Cantonment. The municipality originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members.<ref name="hemingwayp263">[[#Hemingway|Hemingway]], p 263</ref> Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889.<ref name="hemingwayp263" /> 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.<ref name="hemingwayp263" /> | The [[municipality]] of Tiruchirapalli was inaugurated by the Town Improvements Act 1865 on 1 November 1866 and included the civil station as well as the Trichinopoly Cantonment. The municipality originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members.<ref name="hemingwayp263">[[#Hemingway|Hemingway]], p 263</ref> Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889.<ref name="hemingwayp263" /> 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.<ref name="hemingwayp263" /> | ||
Following the [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]], an Indian mayor was elected from 1921. The first Indian mayor was probably the Indian national congress independence activist, [[F. G. Natesa Iyer]]- who was also an officer with the [[South Indian Railway Company]], the largest industrial enterprise, then in Trichinopoly.<ref>{{cite news | first=S. P. | last=Saravanan | title = Salem, more like a vast urban village| quote =F.G. Natesa Iyer, who was a senior official of the South Indian Railway Company, was the first elected Indian chairman of Tiruchi Municipality. | newspaper = The Hindu | date = 2 November 2015 | url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salem-more-like-a-vast-urban-village/article7832866.ece |access-date=16 November 2018 }}</ref> | Following the [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]], an Indian mayor was elected from 1921. The first Indian mayor was probably the Indian national congress independence activist, [[F. G. Natesa Iyer]]- who was also an officer with the [[South Indian Railway Company]], the largest industrial enterprise, then in Trichinopoly.<ref>{{cite news | first=S. P. | last=Saravanan | title = Salem, more like a vast urban village| quote =F.G. Natesa Iyer, who was a senior official of the South Indian Railway Company, was the first elected Indian chairman of Tiruchi Municipality. | newspaper = The Hindu | date = 2 November 2015 | url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salem-more-like-a-vast-urban-village/article7832866.ece |access-date=16 November 2018 }}</ref> | ||
Indian independence activist [[P. Rathinavelu Thevar]] served as the Chairman of Trichinopoly municipality for a record five terms from 1924 to 1946. Thevar's tenure was, however, highly controversial and he was dismissed in 1934 for administrative irregularities.<ref name="rajp280">{{cite book|title=Congress and the Raj: Facets of the Indian Struggle 1917 - 47| | Indian independence activist [[P. Rathinavelu Thevar]] served as the Chairman of Trichinopoly municipality for a record five terms from 1924 to 1946. Thevar's tenure was, however, highly controversial and he was dismissed in 1934 for administrative irregularities.<ref name="rajp280">{{cite book|title=Congress and the Raj: Facets of the Indian Struggle 1917 - 47|author=D. A. Low |author2=Raja Kanta Ray |publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2006|page=280|ISBN=978-0-19-568367-7}}</ref> Thevar's rival [[T. S. S. Rajan]] accused him of instigating [[anti-Brahmin]] and [[Islamophobia|anti-Muslim]] violence in the city.<ref name="rajp280" /><ref name="indianexpress_19360815">{{cite news|title=Dr. Rajan defends his apparent indiscipline|work=[[Indian Express]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_MA-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6461,2350429&hl=en|date=15 August 1936}}</ref> | ||
A municipality of Srirangam was created in 1871 per the Town Improvements Act of 1865 following a decision not to include Srirangam within Trichinopoly municipality as it lay extremely far from the heart of Tiruchirappalli town.<ref name="hemingwaysrirangam">[[#Hemingway|Hemingway]], pp 261-262</ref> The municipality of Srirangam included most of [[Srirangam Island]] including [[Thiruvanaikaval]].<ref name="hemingwaysrirangam" />[[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|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. | A municipality of Srirangam was created in 1871 per the Town Improvements Act of 1865 following a decision not to include Srirangam within Trichinopoly municipality as it lay extremely far from the heart of Tiruchirappalli town.<ref name="hemingwaysrirangam">[[#Hemingway|Hemingway]], pp 261-262</ref> The municipality of Srirangam included most of [[Srirangam Island]] including [[Thiruvanaikaval]].<ref name="hemingwaysrirangam" /> [[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|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. | ||
There were demands to merge Tiruchi and Srirangam municipalities in September 1930 and October 1933. Rathinavelu Thevar submitted a memorandum to [[George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen|Lord Goschen]] requesting the upgrading of Tiruchi to a municipal corporation and extending it up to [[Manachanallur]].<ref name="indianexpress_19331007">{{cite news|title=Trichy Municipal Amalgamation|work=Indian Express|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DYk-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=80sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6234,3295615&hl=en|date=7 October 1933}}</ref> Tiruchirappalli was eventually designated [[municipal corporation]] in 1994 through the merger of Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities as per the Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation Act 1994.<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> The municipal corporation currently covers an area of 164.70 km<sup>2</sup> and comprises 65 wards and 4 administrative zones: [[Srirangam]], [[Ariyamangalam]], [[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Golden Rock]] and [[Abhishekapuram]].<ref name="townplanning">{{cite web|title=Town Planning Department|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/town.php|publisher=Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation}}</ref> | There were demands to merge Tiruchi and Srirangam municipalities in September 1930 and October 1933. Rathinavelu Thevar submitted a memorandum to [[George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen|Lord Goschen]] requesting the upgrading of Tiruchi to a municipal corporation and extending it up to [[Manachanallur]].<ref name="indianexpress_19331007">{{cite news|title=Trichy Municipal Amalgamation|work=Indian Express|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DYk-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=80sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6234,3295615&hl=en|date=7 October 1933}}</ref> Tiruchirappalli was eventually designated [[municipal corporation]] in 1994 through the merger of Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities as per the Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation Act 1994.<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> The municipal corporation currently covers an area of 164.70 km<sup>2</sup> and comprises 65 wards and 4 administrative zones: [[Srirangam]], [[Ariyamangalam]], [[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Golden Rock]] and [[Abhishekapuram]].<ref name="townplanning">{{cite web|title=Town Planning Department|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/town.php|publisher=Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation}}</ref> | ||
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==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 100 councillors elected from each of the 65 wards and is headed by the Worshipful [[Mayor]] assisted by a [[Deputy Mayor]].<ref name="citymunc">{{cite web|title=About city municipal corporation|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/aboutc.php#menu|publisher=Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation|access-date=2011-05-15}}</ref> 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 a city engineer, a city health officer, two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.<ref name="orgchart">{{cite web|title=Organizational chart|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/orgchart.php#menu|publisher=Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation|access-date=2011-05-15}}</ref> | The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 100 councillors elected from each of the 65 wards and is headed by the Worshipful [[Mayor]] assisted by a [[Deputy Mayor]].<ref name="citymunc">{{cite web|title=About city municipal corporation|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/aboutc.php#menu|publisher=Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation|access-date=2011-05-15}}</ref> 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 a city engineer, a city health officer, two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.<ref name="orgchart">{{cite web|title=Organizational chart|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/orgchart.php#menu|publisher=Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation|access-date=2011-05-15}}</ref> | ||
=== Divisions === | === Divisions === | ||
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== Functions == | == Functions == | ||
Water supply is provided by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.<ref name="waterservices">{{cite web|title=Water supply-Trichy Corporation|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/watersupply.php|publisher=Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation|access-date=2011-05-19}}</ref> 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.<ref name="slbp4">[[#SLB Results Workshop|SLB Results Workshop]], p 4</ref> Apart from the [[Gandhi Market|Gandhi market]], [[Central Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli|Central Bus terminus]] and the [[Chathiram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli|Chathiram bus terminus]], solid waste management in the city is handled by the corporation.<ref name="slbp4" /> About 400 tonnes of solid waste are released from city every year.<ref name="thehindu_20040815">{{cite news|title=Waste management programme begins|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513990300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125183654/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513990300.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 January 2013|date=15 August 2004|access-date=2011-05-21}}</ref> The principal [[Landfill|garbage dumping ground]] is at [[Ariyamangalam]].<ref name="thehindu_20100312">{{cite news|title=Corporation to go in for scientific closure of garbage dump|work=The Hindu|first=S.|last=Ganesan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article236840.ece|date=12 March 2010|access-date=2011-05-21}}</ref> Recently, the Tiruchirappalli city corporation has gone in for scientific closure of the garbage dump and its replacement with a [[Sewage treatment|sewage treatment plant]].<ref name="thehindu_20100312" /> 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.<ref name="slbp4" /> 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.<ref name="environmentalhealthp92">{{cite book|title=Environmental health|volume=13|page=92|publisher=Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute|year=1991}}</ref> The corporation's annual expenditure for the year 2010-11 is estimated to be Rs. 155.94 crores.<ref name="thehindu_20110129">{{cite news|title=AIADMK, MDMK councillors stage walk-out; allege neglect of wards|date=29 January 2011|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012961270300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154654/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012961270300.htm | Water supply is provided by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.<ref name="waterservices">{{cite web|title=Water supply-Trichy Corporation|url=http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/watersupply.php|publisher=Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation|access-date=2011-05-19}}</ref> 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.<ref name="slbp4">[[#SLB Results Workshop|SLB Results Workshop]], p 4</ref> Apart from the [[Gandhi Market|Gandhi market]], [[Central Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli|Central Bus terminus]] and the [[Chathiram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli|Chathiram bus terminus]], solid waste management in the city is handled by the corporation.<ref name="slbp4" /> About 400 tonnes of solid waste are released from city every year.<ref name="thehindu_20040815">{{cite news|title=Waste management programme begins|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513990300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125183654/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513990300.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 January 2013|date=15 August 2004|access-date=2011-05-21}}</ref> The principal [[Landfill|garbage dumping ground]] is at [[Ariyamangalam]].<ref name="thehindu_20100312">{{cite news|title=Corporation to go in for scientific closure of garbage dump|work=The Hindu|first=S.|last=Ganesan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article236840.ece|date=12 March 2010|access-date=2011-05-21}}</ref> Recently, the Tiruchirappalli city corporation has gone in for scientific closure of the garbage dump and its replacement with a [[Sewage treatment|sewage treatment plant]].<ref name="thehindu_20100312" /> 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.<ref name="slbp4" /> 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.<ref name="environmentalhealthp92">{{cite book|title=Environmental health|volume=13|page=92|publisher=Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute|year=1991}}</ref> The corporation's annual expenditure for the year 2010-11 is estimated to be Rs. 155.94 crores.<ref name="thehindu_20110129">{{cite news|title=AIADMK, MDMK councillors stage walk-out; allege neglect of wards|date=29 January 2011|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012961270300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154654/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012961270300.htm|archive-date=2 February 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2011-05-21}}</ref> 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.<ref name="thehindu_20110427">{{cite news|title=Once blooming parks, now shrivelled for maintenance|first=S.|last=Ganesan|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/27/stories/2011042763350300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808085609/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/27/stories/2011042763350300.htm|archive-date=8 August 2011|date=27 April 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2011-05-27}}</ref> | ||
== List of mayors == | == List of mayors == | ||
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* S. Sujatha (03.06.2009–24.10.2011) | * S. Sujatha (03.06.2009–24.10.2011) | ||
* [[A. Jaya]] (25.10.2011–24.10.2016) | * [[A. Jaya]] (25.10.2011–24.10.2016) | ||
* M. Anbalagan (04.03.2022–Present) | |||
== List of Commissioners == | |||
*1 <big>'''Thiru. S.Ramaiah, B.A'''</big> 01.06.1994 to 05.10.1994 | |||
*2 '''Thiru. Swaran Singh, I.A.S''' 05.10.1994 to 10.12.1995 | |||
*3 '''T. Subramanian''' 10.12.1995 to 02.01.1996 | |||
*4 '''M. Abdullahsha, I.A.S''' 03.01.1996 to 29.05.1996 | |||
*5 '''A.J. MD.Mirza, B.E''' 30.05.1996 to 20.06.1996 | |||
*6 '''Apurva varma, I.A.S''' 21.06.1996 to 19.02.1997 | |||
*7 '''G. Pitchai, B.Sc''' 20.02.1997 to 20.08.1997 | |||
*8 '''P. Muthu Veeran, M.Sc''' 21.08.1997 to 10.06.2001 | |||
*9 '''S. Karuthiah Pandian, I.A.S''' 11.06.2001 to 20.06.2002 | |||
*10 '''R. Venkatesan, I.A.S''' 27.06.2002 to 19.02.2003 | |||
*11 '''Anand Patil, I.A.S''' 16.03.2003 to 01.06.2004 | |||
*12 '''Harmander Singh, I.A.S''' 19.07.2004 to 19.06.2006 | |||
*13 '''S. Rajamohammed, B.E''' 19.06.2006 to 22.06.2006 | |||
*14 '''B. Balachandran, M.Sc''' 22.06.2006 to 18.09.2007 | |||
*15 '''T.T. Balsamy, M.A''' 19.09.2007 to 31.07.2011 | |||
*16 '''K. Veera Raghava Rao, I.A.S''' 01.08.2011 to 01.03.2012 | |||
*17 '''K. R. Selvaraj, M.Sc''' 05.03.2012 to 26.05.2012 | |||
*18 '''V.P.Thandapani, B.Sc.,''' M.A.,(D.P.P.Tech) PGDUM 27.05.2012 to 07.01.2015 | |||
*19 '''M.Vijaya Lakshmi, B.Sc., HDC, APGDUM''' 08.01.2015 to 22.03.2016 | |||
*20 '''N.S.Prema, M.A., B.Ed., M.B.A., APGDUM.,''' 23.03.2016 to 31.08.2016 | |||
*21 '''N.Ravichandran, M.Sc., M.Ed '''01.09.2016 to 04.11.2019 | |||
*22 '''S.Sivasubramanian, B.Sc., B.L.,''' 06.11.2019 to 13.07.2021 | |||
*23 '''P.M.N.Mujibur Rahuman, B.Sc.,''' 14.07.2021 to 02.06.2022 | |||
*24 '''Dr.R.Vaithinathan, I.A.S.,''' 02.06.2022 to 13.02.2024 | |||
*25 '''V.Saravanan, I.A.S.,''' 15.02.2024 to Till Date | |||
==Elections== | ==Elections== | ||
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=== | ===2023 corporation elections=== | ||
Party wise councillors won (65 wards) | Party wise councillors won (65 wards) | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Municipal | * [[Municipal corporation (India)]] | ||
* [[List of municipal corporations | * [[List of municipal corporations in India]] | ||
* [[Municipal governance in India]] | * [[Municipal governance in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:51, 21 January 2026
Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 November 1866 |
| Leadership | |
M. Anbazhagan | |
G. Dhivya | |
V. Saravanan, IAS | |
M. Pradeep Kumar, IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 65 |
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Political groups | Government (56)
Opposition (3)
Others (6)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Trichy municipal corporation building | |
| Website | |
| trichycorporation | |
The Tiruchirappalli City 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.
History[edit | edit source]
The municipality of Tiruchirapalli was inaugurated by the Town Improvements Act 1865 on 1 November 1866 and included the civil station as well as the Trichinopoly Cantonment. The municipality originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members.[1] Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889.[1] 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.[1] Following the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms, an Indian mayor was elected from 1921. The first Indian mayor was probably the Indian national congress independence activist, F. G. Natesa Iyer- who was also an officer with the South Indian Railway Company, the largest industrial enterprise, then in Trichinopoly.[2] Indian independence activist P. Rathinavelu Thevar served as the Chairman of Trichinopoly municipality for a record five terms from 1924 to 1946. Thevar's tenure was, however, highly controversial and he was dismissed in 1934 for administrative irregularities.[3] Thevar's rival T. S. S. Rajan accused him of instigating anti-Brahmin and anti-Muslim violence in the city.[3][4]
A municipality of Srirangam was created in 1871 per the Town Improvements Act of 1865 following a decision not to include Srirangam within Trichinopoly municipality as it lay extremely far from the heart of Tiruchirappalli town.[5] The municipality of Srirangam included most of Srirangam Island including Thiruvanaikaval.[5] 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.
There were demands to merge Tiruchi and Srirangam municipalities in September 1930 and October 1933. Rathinavelu Thevar submitted a memorandum to Lord Goschen requesting the upgrading of Tiruchi to a municipal corporation and extending it up to Manachanallur.[6] Tiruchirappalli was eventually designated municipal corporation in 1994 through the merger of Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities as per the Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation Act 1994.[7] 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.[8]
Structure[edit | edit source]
The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 100 councillors elected from each of the 65 wards and is headed by the Worshipful Mayor assisted by a Deputy Mayor.[9] 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 a city engineer, a city health officer, two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.[10]
Divisions[edit | edit source]
The civic administration of the city is divided into four zones - Abhishekapuram, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and Srirangam.[10] The engineering department, however, is divided into two zones - East and West.[10] The zones and the wards which come under each of them have been listed below.
| Zone | Wards[11] | Total number of wards | Assistant Commissioner-in-charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishekapuram | 75 - 100 | 25 | P. Subramaniam (i/c)[12] |
| Ariyamangalam | 26-50 | 25 | K.Padmavathy[13] |
| Golden Rock | 51-75 | 25 | M. Dhayanithi[14] |
| Srirangam | 1-25 | 25 | A. Akbar Ali [15] |
Functions[edit | edit source]
Water supply is provided by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.[16] 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.[17] Apart from the Gandhi market, Central Bus terminus and the Chathiram bus terminus, solid waste management in the city is handled by the corporation.[17] About 400 tonnes of solid waste are released from city every year.[18] The principal garbage dumping ground is at Ariyamangalam.[19] Recently, the Tiruchirappalli city corporation has gone in for scientific closure of the garbage dump and its replacement with a sewage treatment plant.[19] 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.[17] 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.[20] The corporation's annual expenditure for the year 2010-11 is estimated to be Rs. 155.94 crores.[21] 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.[22]
List of mayors[edit | edit source]
The first elections for the post of mayor were held in 1996, two years after Tiruchirappalli's upgradation to a municipal corporation.[23]
- Punithavalli Palaniyandi (25.10.1996–10.02.2001)
- Emily Richard (Mayor Incharge) (11.02.2001-24.10.2001)
- Charubala Tondaiman (25.10.2001–24.10.2006)
- Charubala Tondaiman (25.10.2006–02.06.2009)
- S. Sujatha (03.06.2009–24.10.2011)
- A. Jaya (25.10.2011–24.10.2016)
- M. Anbalagan (04.03.2022–Present)
List of Commissioners[edit | edit source]
- 1 Thiru. S.Ramaiah, B.A 01.06.1994 to 05.10.1994
- 2 Thiru. Swaran Singh, I.A.S 05.10.1994 to 10.12.1995
- 3 T. Subramanian 10.12.1995 to 02.01.1996
- 4 M. Abdullahsha, I.A.S 03.01.1996 to 29.05.1996
- 5 A.J. MD.Mirza, B.E 30.05.1996 to 20.06.1996
- 6 Apurva varma, I.A.S 21.06.1996 to 19.02.1997
- 7 G. Pitchai, B.Sc 20.02.1997 to 20.08.1997
- 8 P. Muthu Veeran, M.Sc 21.08.1997 to 10.06.2001
- 9 S. Karuthiah Pandian, I.A.S 11.06.2001 to 20.06.2002
- 10 R. Venkatesan, I.A.S 27.06.2002 to 19.02.2003
- 11 Anand Patil, I.A.S 16.03.2003 to 01.06.2004
- 12 Harmander Singh, I.A.S 19.07.2004 to 19.06.2006
- 13 S. Rajamohammed, B.E 19.06.2006 to 22.06.2006
- 14 B. Balachandran, M.Sc 22.06.2006 to 18.09.2007
- 15 T.T. Balsamy, M.A 19.09.2007 to 31.07.2011
- 16 K. Veera Raghava Rao, I.A.S 01.08.2011 to 01.03.2012
- 17 K. R. Selvaraj, M.Sc 05.03.2012 to 26.05.2012
- 18 V.P.Thandapani, B.Sc., M.A.,(D.P.P.Tech) PGDUM 27.05.2012 to 07.01.2015
- 19 M.Vijaya Lakshmi, B.Sc., HDC, APGDUM 08.01.2015 to 22.03.2016
- 20 N.S.Prema, M.A., B.Ed., M.B.A., APGDUM., 23.03.2016 to 31.08.2016
- 21 N.Ravichandran, M.Sc., M.Ed 01.09.2016 to 04.11.2019
- 22 S.Sivasubramanian, B.Sc., B.L., 06.11.2019 to 13.07.2021
- 23 P.M.N.Mujibur Rahuman, B.Sc., 14.07.2021 to 02.06.2022
- 24 Dr.R.Vaithinathan, I.A.S., 02.06.2022 to 13.02.2024
- 25 V.Saravanan, I.A.S., 15.02.2024 to Till Date
Elections[edit | edit source]
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. Jaya | 1,61,458 | 42.94 | ||
| DMK | J. Vijaya Jayaraj | 1,09,043 | 29.00 | ||
| MDMK | S. Rohaiya Beevi | 37,618 | 10.00 | ||
| DMDK | M. Chitra | 30,471 | 8.10 | ||
| INC | S. Vijaya | 15,387 | 4.09 | ||
| BJP | M. Girija | 10,375 | 2.76 | ||
| Majority | 52,415 | 13.94 | |||
| Turnout | 3,76,034 | 63.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,90,460 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | +15 | |||
2023 corporation elections[edit | edit source]
Party wise councillors won (65 wards)
ADMK-42
DMK- 16
MDMK-3
INC-1
DMDK-1
Independent-2
See also[edit | edit source]
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Hemingway, F. R. (1907). Madras District Gazetteers: Trichinopoly. Government Press.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hemingway, p 263
- ↑ Saravanan, S. P. (2 November 2015). "Salem, more like a vast urban village". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
F.G. Natesa Iyer, who was a senior official of the South Indian Railway Company, was the first elected Indian chairman of Tiruchi Municipality.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 D. A. Low; Raja Kanta Ray (2006). Congress and the Raj: Facets of the Indian Struggle 1917 - 47. Oxford University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-19-568367-7.
- ↑ "Dr. Rajan defends his apparent indiscipline". Indian Express. 15 August 1936.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hemingway, pp 261-262
- ↑ "Trichy Municipal Amalgamation". Indian Express. 7 October 1933.
- ↑ Palanithurai, Ganapathy (2007). A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu). Concept Publishing Company. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-8069-340-3.
- ↑ "Town Planning Department". Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation.
- ↑ "About city municipal corporation". Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Organizational chart". Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Councillor Lis". Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Corporation Assistant Commissioner Profile". Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.
- ↑ "Corporation Assistant Commissioner Profile". Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.
- ↑ "Corporation Assistant Commissioner Profile". Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.
- ↑ "Corporation Assistant Commissioner Profile". Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation.
- ↑ "Water supply-Trichy Corporation". Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 SLB Results Workshop, p 4
- ↑ "Waste management programme begins". The Hindu. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 Ganesan, S. (12 March 2010). "Corporation to go in for scientific closure of garbage dump". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Environmental health. Vol. 13. Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute. 1991. p. 92.
- ↑ "AIADMK, MDMK councillors stage walk-out; allege neglect of wards". The Hindu. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Ganesan, S. (27 April 2011). "Once blooming parks, now shrivelled for maintenance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "DMK fields Vijaya Jayaraj as candidate for Mayor's post". The Hindu. 2 October 2011.