Tadepalle Municipality
Tadepalle Municipality is the local self-government in Tadepalle town of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a Grade–I municipality. It is one of the important local bodies in the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[1]
| Formation | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Merger of | Municipal Council |
| Type | Governmental organization |
| Legal status | Local government |
| Purpose | Civic administration |
| Headquarters | Tadepalle |
| Location | |
Official language | Telugu |
Main organ | Committee |
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issued an order notifying the merger of ten-gram panchayats — Undavalli, Penumaka, Prathuru, Vaddeswaram, Ippatam, Mellempudi, Chirravuru, Kunchanapalli, Kolanukonda and Gundemeda of Tadepalli mandal with Tadepalli Municipality. Thus, the town has a population of 99,428 (Census 2011) and spans an area of 61.76sq.km.
Administration
The municipality was constituted in the year 2009 and is spread over an area of 25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi).[2][3] Tadepalle municipality and its out growth, Undavalli, are a part of Vijayawada urban agglomeration.[4] The present municipal commissioner of the city is P.Shakuntala.[5][6]
Wards composition
Tadepalle municipality has a total of 23 election wards. The below table shows the composition of municipal wards with unreserved and reserved (women, SC's, ST's and BC's) categories.[7]
| Type | No. of Wards | Reserved (Women) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General (Unreserved) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| BC's | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| SC's | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| ST's | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 12 | 23 |
Civic services
The municipality with the help of Irrigation Department, improves the drinking water, internal roads, supply of electricity and sewerage management.[1]
Projects
Tadepalle is one of the seven municipalities, along with Vijayawada and Guntur Municipal Corporations to be a part of a 15 MW waste-to-energy plant project. It is planned to be set up with the collaboration of the JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited.[8]
See also
- List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
References
- Srinivas, Rajulapudi (16 August 2015). "Tadepalli Municipality to be upgraded soon". The Hindu. Tadepalli (Guntur). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- "Name of Urban Agglomeration and its State constituent Units-2011" (PDF). Census of India. p. 23. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "A litter-free town, the aim of 'Mana Tadepalle'". The Hindu. Tadepalle. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department - Tadepalli Municipality– Inclusion of (10) Grampanchayats namely 1) Prathuru, 2) Vaddeswaram, 3) Penumaka, 4) Ippatam, 5) Mellempudi, 6) Chirravuru, 7) Gundemeda, 8) Undavalli , 9) Kunchanapalli , 10) Kolanukonda from Tadepalli mandal into the limits of Tadepalli Municipality
- "Municipality wards" (PDF). Andhra PRadesh – State Election Commission. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur". The Hindu. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.