Gudivada Municipality Explained

Formation:1937
Type:Governmental organisation
Purpose:Civic Administration
Headquarters:Gudivada
Language:Telugu
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Title2:Municipal Commissioner
Leader Name2:Murali Krishna
Gudivada Municipality
Native Name Lang:te
Location:Gudivada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gudivada Municipality is the local self government in Gudivada of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a special grade municipality, spread over an area of 12.67km2 with 36 election wards.[1]

History

The municipality was constituted in the year 1927.

Governance

The municipality consists of a chairperson and its wards committee.[2] YSR Congress Party won the Gudivada municipal elections in 2014. TBA is the present chairman of the municipality and the vice-chairman is TBA. The present municipal commissioner is Murali Krishna.

Civic infrastructure and services

The city residents rely on hand pumps and motors for water. The shortage of water made the municipality to take certain measures like, providing new pipelines, construction of two summer storage tanks with a capacity of and etc. The municipality provides 87 litres of water per head every day.[3] The other works such as, sewage, internal drainage system and road margins are also taken by the authorities.[4]

Sri Kodali Venkateswara Rao (Nani) Park (or Rajendra Nagar Park) was constructed by the Public Works Department in 2005 and is maintained by the municipality.[5]

Awards and achievements

The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).[6] In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Gudivada Municipality was ranked 450th in the country.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs. Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 29 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf. 28 January 2016.
  2. Web site: The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992. India Code. Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department. 28 March 2016.
  3. News: Venkataramana Rao. G. Drinking water not potable in Gudivada. 28 March 2016. The Hindu. 8 January 2012. Gudivada.
  4. News: Venkataramana Rao. G. Gudivada needs proper drainage system. 28 March 2016. The Hindu. 31 January 2012. Gudivada.
  5. News: Rajendranagar Park cries for attention. 14 March 2016. 13 January 2012. Gudivada.
  6. News: Vadlapatla. Sribala. Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development. 18 December 2015. The Times of India. 11 August 2015. Hyderabad.
  7. News: Sandeep Kumar. S. Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings. 30 March 2016. The Hindu. 10 August 2015. Vijayawada.