Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation

Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation is the civic body which administers the city of Tirunelveli 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.

Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
EstablishedJune 1, 1994 (1994-06-01)
Leadership
P.M.Saravanan
K.R.Raju
V. Sivakrishnamurthy, IAS
V.Vishnu, IAS
Structure
Seats55
Political groups
Government (50)
  •   DMK (45)
  •   INC (4)
  •   MDMK (1)

Opposition (4)

Others (1)

Meeting place
Office of Tirunelveli Corporation
Website
www.tirunelvelicorporation.in

History

The former Tirunelveli Municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvements Act of 1865.[1] It initially covered the area of Tirunelveli town and Tirunelveli Junction alone. Palayamkottai used to be an independent municipality. Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai for this reason are even today considered as twin cities.[1] In 1994, Tirunelveli along with Tiruchirappalli and Salem was upgraded to a municipal corporation. Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai along with surrounding areas.[2]

Structure

Zones of Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation

  • Melapalaiyam Zone
  • Palayamkottai Zone
  • Pettai Zone
  • Thatchanallur Zone
  • Tirunelveli Town Zone

Achievements

Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in the whole country to introduce segregation of waste during collection itself. Plastics and polythene bags are collected only on Wednesdays. If citizens are fined for breaking the rule.[3][4]

References
  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 23. Clarendon Press. 1908. pp. 379–380.
  2. Palanithurai, Ganapathy (2007). A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu). Concept Publishing Company. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-8069-340-3.
  3. "Tirunelveli first to have 100% waste segregation". The Times of India. 6 March 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. Sudhakar, P. (25 August 2020). "Tirunelveli Corporation ranks second in 'Swachh Survekshan 2020' in T.N." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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