Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation | |
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| Type | |
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| Founded | 2021 |
| Leadership | |
K. Saravanan, INC since 4 March 2022 | |
S. P. Tamizhazhagan, DMK since 4 March 2022 | |
M. Senthil Murugan | |
Dinesh Ponraj Oliver, IAS | |
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Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing city of Kumbakonam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[1] Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
History and administration
[edit]Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation in Thanjavur district[2] was formed on 20 December 2021 and is the 21st municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu.[3][4][5] Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation will include Darasuram town panchayat and 13 panchayats adjacent to the place.[6][7] The place is driven spiritually through many important temples.[8]
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation has a Commissioner,[2] a Mayor, a Council, a Standing Committee, and a Wards Committee for facilitating various works.
Factors driving Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation
[edit]Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation is driven by following factors:[9][2][10]
- Population Growth.
- Increase in annual Income.
- Improvement of Roads.
- Providing drinking water.
- Improving landscape.
- Improving employment opportunities.[11]
- Improving relations between police and public.
- Waste management.[12]
- Arranging facilities during natural calamities.
- Establishing industrial units.
- Providing sewage connection.
- Clean Sanitation.[13][14][15]
Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation local body polls
[edit]Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporation will get a mayor and municipal council through local body polls.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Central region hails expansion plan for Trichy, Thanjavur corpns | Trichy News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Government of Tamil Nadu Gazette ordinance" (PDF). PRS India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Shanmughasundaram, J (24 August 2021). "Tambaram, Kancheepuram and four other municipalities to be corporations | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Tambaram, Kancheepuram to become Municipal Corporations". The Hindu. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "GO issued for new Corporation formation in Kumbakonam". dtNext.in. 16 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Ahead of polls to urban local bodies, TN to have six more corporations, 28 new municipalities". The New Indian Express. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Kerala robot to clean up: Kerala robot to clean up Tamil Nadu temple town | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu: Corporation status for Tambaram, five more municipalities | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Renganathan, L. (16 February 2016). "Kumbakonam Municipality turns 150". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "TN govt set to implement urban employment scheme". The Indian Express. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Renganathan, L. (15 April 2016). "Kumbakonam Municipality adopts bio mining, reclaims garbage dump". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Karthik, Deepak (22 July 2018). "First in TN: Kumbakonam gets Bandicoot, a semi-automatic robot to clean manholes | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Robotic scavenger 'Bandicoot' would soon be cleaning sewers – Find out more about this product of a Kerala-based start-up". The Financial Express. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Asokan, Mamtha (15 July 2019). "'Bandicoot' to put an end to manual scavenging by cleaning sewers | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2021.