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 The erstwhile panchayat unions that became a part of expanded Chennai Corporation are [[Edayanchavadi]], [[Sadayankuppam]], [[Kadapakkam, Chennai|Kadapakkam]], [[Theeyampakkam]], [[Mathur, Chennai|Mathur]], [[Vadaperumbakkam]], [[Surapet]], [[Kathirvedu]], [[Puthagaram]], [[Nolambur]], [[Karambakkam]], [[Nerkundram]], [[Ramapuram, Chennai|Ramapuram]], [[Mugalivakkam]], [[Manapakkam]], [[Kottivakkam]], [[Palavakkam]], [[Neelankarai]], [[Injambakkam]], [[Karapakkam]], [[Okkiam Thoraipakkam]], [[Madipakkam]], [[Jalladiampet]], [[Semmanchery]] and Uthandi.
+==Administration==
+{{See also|Chennai architecture|Subdivisions of India}}
+{| border="1" align="right" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="200" style="margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%"
+| colspan="2" bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''City officials, as of May 2021&nbsp;'''
+|-
+| width="15%" | '''[[Mayor]]'''
+| ''Vacant''
+|-
+| '''[[Deputy Mayor]]'''
+| ''Vacant''
+|-
+| '''Corporation Commissioner'''
+| Gagandeep Singh Bedi
+|-
+| '''[[Commissioner of Police]]'''
+| Shankar Jiwal
+|}
+From among themselves, the councillors elect the mayor and a deputy mayor who preside over about 10 standing committees.<ref name=corp>{{cite web|title=Chennai Corporation&nbsp;— General Statistics|publisher=Chennai Corporation | url=http://www.chennaicorporation.com/general_stats.htm |access-date = 2007-09-04| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070909100447/http://www.chennaicorporation.com/general_stats.htm| archive-date= 9 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> The council normally meets once a month.  The executive wing is headed by the Commissioner. In addition, there are deputy commissioners, various heads of departments and 15 zonal officers.<ref name="AboutCC"/>
+The first native Indian to govern the [[Madras Presidency]] as well as serve later as the first Mayor post-independence of erstwhile [[Madras]] was [[L. Sriramulu Naidu]]. Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state, houses the state [[executive (government)|executive]] and [[Legislature|legislative]] headquarters primarily in the Secretariat Buildings on the [[Fort St George|Fort&nbsp;St&nbsp;George]] campus but also in several other buildings in the city. The [[Madras High Court]], whose jurisdiction extends across Tamil Nadu and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], is the highest [[judicial]] authority in the state. The [[Chennai district|district of Chennai]] has four [[Parliament of India|parliamentary]] constituencies—[[Chennai North]], [[Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai Central]], [[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai South]] and [[Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sriperumbudur]], which elects 29 members of the legislative assembly ([[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]s) to the state legislature.
+The metropolitan region of Chennai covers many suburbs that are part of [[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]], [[Kanchipuram district|Kanchipuram]] and [[Tiruvallur district|Thiruvallur]] districts. The larger suburbs are governed by town municipalities, and the smaller ones are governed by town councils called [[Panchayati Raj|panchayats]]. While the city covers an area of 174&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (67&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>),<ref name=cityarea>{{cite web | title= General statistics | work=Corporation of Chennai | url=http://www.chennaicorporation.com/general_stats.htm| access-date = 2005-08-04}}</ref> the metropolitan area is spread over 1,189&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (458&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>).<ref name=metroarea>{{cite web| title= Chennai Metropolitan Area&nbsp;— Profile| url= http://www.cmdachennai.org| access-date= 2007-09-15| publisher= Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927092854/http://www.cmdachennai.org/| archive-date= 27 September 2007| url-status= dead}}</ref> The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority ([[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]) has drafted a Second Master Plan that aims to develop satellite townships around the city. Contiguous satellite towns include [[Mahabalipuram]] to the south, Chengalpattu and [[Maraimalai Nagar]] to the southwest, and Kanchipuram, [[Sriperumbudur|Sriperumpudur]], Tiruvallur and [[Arakkonam]] to the west.
+===Administrative divisions===
+[[File:Chennai zones.png|thumb|15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion]]
+{{main|List of Chennai Corporation wards}}
+The city is classified into three regions: North Chennai, Central Chennai and South Chennai.<ref name=Regions>{{cite news|title=Expanded Chennai Corporationto be divided into 3 regions|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/expanded-chennai-corporationto-be-divided-into-3-regions/article2658830.ece|access-date=8 December 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 November 2011}}</ref> It is further divided into 15 zones, consisting of 200 wards.<ref name= merged_wards>{{Cite news |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Deepa H |title=Details of merged wards online soon |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2468466.ece |access-date=31 August 2012 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The newly annexed areas were divided into 93 wards, and the remaining 107 wards were created out of the original 155 within the old city limits.<ref name=oneindia>{{Cite web |title=சென்னை மாநகராட்சி எல்லைகள் விஸ்தரிப்பு- 200 வார்டுகளுடன் மெகா மாநகராட்சியானது |url=http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2011/09/09/chennai-corporation-will-have-200-wards-15-zones-aid0091.html |publisher=OneIndia.in |access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> {{As of|2011|09}}, the new wards are yet to be named.<ref name=merged_wards/> Out of the 200 wards, 26 were reserved for [[scheduled castes and scheduled tribes]] and 58 were reserved for women.<ref name=oneindia/>
+The 15 Zones are:
+{{ column|num=3
+|1=
+'''North Chennai'''
+{{ordered list|start=1|type=upper-roman
+| [[Thiruvottiyur]]
+| [[Manali, Tamil Nadu|Manali]]
+| [[Madhavaram, Chennai|Madhavaram]]
+| [[Tondiarpet]]
+| [[Royapuram]]
+}}
+|2=
+'''Central Chennai'''
+{{ordered list|start=6|type=upper-roman
+| [[Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar]]
+| [[Ambattur]]
+| [[Annanagar]]
+| [[Teynampet]]
+| [[Kodambakkam]]
+}}
+|3=
+'''South Chennai'''
+{{ordered list|start=11|type=upper-roman
+| [[Valasaravakkam]]
+| [[Alandur]]
+| [[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
+| [[Perungudi]]
+| [[Sholinganallur]]
+}}}}
+===Departments===
+The corporation has the following departments:<ref name="DepartmentsCOC">{{cite web
+ | title = about Corporation of Chennai—Departments
+ | publisher = Corporation of Chennai
+ | url = http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/about-chennai-corporation/departmentsCOC.htm
+ | access-date = 16 December 2012}}</ref>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! S.No. !! Department !! Headed by !! Responsibility
+|-
+| 1 || Council || Council Secretary || Functions as the Secretariat of the council, the Mayor and the various standing committees. Aids the Mayor in the discharge of his duties as well as the Council and Standing Committees.
+|-
+| 2 || General Administration || Assistant Commissioner || In charge of the personnel and administrative matters for the corporation as a whole
+|-
+| 3 || Financial Management || Financial Adviser || Preparation of Corporation budget, receiving loans and grants from the government and overseeing and controlling the expenses of the Corporation
+|-
+| 4 || Land & Estate || District Revenue Officer || Leasing out Corporation lands and buildings and renting out shopping complexes
+|-
+| 5 || Revenue || Revenue Officer || Collection of taxes such as property, professional, advertisement, parking fees and other taxes. At the head office, change of name of ownership of properties, revision petitions against fixation of tax review of progress in collection of taxes and scrutiny and approval of assessment proposals.
+|-
+| 6 || Works || City Engineer || Town planning, sanction of plan and permits (up to first floor) for industrial and residential buildings, and maintenance of private streets and central asphalt plant and central yard.
+|-
+| 7 || Mechanical Engineering || Superintending Engineer (Mechanical) || Purchase and maintenance of all vehicles of the corporation, attending to body building and repairing of lorries, and purchase and maintenance of school and office furniture. The Printing Press, General Stores, and General Workshop of Corporation function under the control of this department.
+|-
+| 8 || Electrical || Superintending Engineer (Electrical) || Installation and maintenance of all street lights, laying of cables, and maintenance of electric crematoriums
+|-
+| 9 || Solid Waste Management || Superintending Engineer || Removal of solid waste and executing night conservancy in all important roads and commercial areas of the city
+|-
+| 10 || Buildings || Superintending Engineer || Construction of school buildings, public conveniences, community halls, shopping complexes and hospitals
+|-
+| 11 || Storm Water Drain || Superintending Engineer || Construction, maintenance and desilting of storm water drains
+|-
+| 12 || Bridges || Superintending Engineer || Construction and maintenance of bridges, causeways and subways
+|-
+| 13 || Health || Medical Officer || Administration of dispensaries, public health, sanitation, prevention of food adulteration, issue of birth, death, and sanitation certificates
+|-
+| 14 || Family Welfare || Medical Officer || Administration of maternity and child welfare centers, family welfare and immunization programmes
+|-
+| 15 || Education || Education Officer || Administration of schools from elementary to higher secondary levels, community colleges and nutritious meals centers
+|-
+| 16 || Parks & Play Fields || Director, Urban Forestry Wing<br />(assisted by two Park Superintendents and one Stadia Officer) || Maintenance of parks, play fields, and swimming pools
+|}
 == References ==