Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation

Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Machilipatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Machilipatnam was upgraded to corporation, but it continues to be a municipality till the expiry of its present elected council.[2][3]

Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Leadership
Municipal Chair Person
Motamarri Venkata Baba Prasad
Website
Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation

Jurisdiction

The corporation is spread over an area of 26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi). It was constituted as a municipality in the year 1866 and was upgraded to corporation from special grade municipality on 9 December 2015.[4][5]

Administration

The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by the Mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 Census of India was 169,892. The present commissioner of the corporation is A.S.N.V.Maruthi Diwakar and the municipal chair person is Motamarri Venkata Baba Prasad.[1]

Awards and achievements

In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation was ranked 301st in the country.[6]

References
  1. "Machilipatnam Municipality". Official website of Machilipatnam Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. "Masula to remain a municipality". Hyderabad. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Vizianagaram, Masula to continue as municipalities". Hyderabad. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. "Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. "Population Glitch for Masula to Turn into Corporation". Machilipatnam. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. Sandeep Kumar, S (10 August 2015). "Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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