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The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation is the
municipal corporation A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...
which looks after the city administration of
Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bei ...
in
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, 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.


History

The
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Tiruchirapalli was inaugurated by the Town Improvements Act 1865 on 1 November 1866 and included the civil station as well as the Trichinopoly Cantonment. The municipality originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members.
Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fi ...
, p 263
Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889. Elections were stopped in September 1895 and remained so until July 1897. The appointment of a municipal secretary was sanctioned by the Madras Government in 1898. Following the
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms The Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms or more briefly known as the Mont–Ford Reforms, were introduced by the colonial government to introduce self-governing institutions gradually in British India. The reforms take their name from Edwin Montagu, th ...
, an Indian mayor was elected from 1921. The first Indian mayor was probably the Indian national congress independence activist,
F. G. Natesa Iyer F. G. Natesa Iyer (11 November 1880 – 23 January 1963) was an Indian activist in the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement. He was also one of the pioneers of modern Tamil drama and Tamil cinema. He was a talent s ...
- who was also an officer with the
South Indian Railway Company The South Indian Railway Company operated a number of gauge lines in South India from 1874 to 1951. History The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters in England in 1853. The Carnatic Railway Company was ...
, the largest industrial enterprise, then in Trichinopoly. Indian independence activist
P. Rathinavelu Thevar P.Rathinavelu Thevar (1888–1948) was an Indian politician who served the Chairperson of the Trichinopoly Municipality from 1924 to 1946. He was the Vice-President of the Justice Party, before joining the Indian National Congress The ...
served as the Chairman of Trichinopoly municipality for a record five terms from 1924 to 1946. Thevar's tenure was, however, highly controversial and he was dismissed in 1934 for administrative irregularities. Thevar's rival
T. S. S. Rajan Tiruvengimalai Sesha Sundara Rajan (1880–1953) was an Indian medical doctor, politician and freedom-fighter who served the Minister of Public Health and Religious Endowments in the Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939. Rajan was born in Srirang ...
accused him of instigating anti-Brahmin and
anti-Muslim Islamophobia is the fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general, especially when seen as a geopolitical force or a source of terrorism. The scope and precise definition of the term ''Islamophobia'' ...
violence in the city. A municipality of Srirangam was created in 1871 per the Town Improvements Act of 1865 following a decision not to include Srirangam within Trichinopoly municipality as it lay extremely far from the heart of Tiruchirappalli town.
Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fi ...
, pp 261-262
The municipality of Srirangam included most of
Srirangam Island Srirangam Island is a river island in the city of Tiruchirappalli, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The island is formed by the Kaveri and Kollidam Rivers. Geography The Kaveri River diverges at the Upper Anaicut, a dam at the island's western ...
including
Thiruvanaikaval Thiruvanaikaval Paadal Petra Sthalam (திருவனைகோவில்) or Thiruvanaikovil is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated on the northern banks of the Kaveri river, on the Srirang ...
. Golden Rock, with a population of 38,880 as per the 1971 census, was constituted a third-grade municipality on 1 October 1972 and upgraded to a II-Grade municipality on 5 October 1978. There were demands to merge Tiruchi and Srirangam municipalities in September 1930 and October 1933. Rathinavelu Thevar submitted a memorandum to Lord Goschen requesting the upgrading of Tiruchi to a municipal corporation and extending it up to
Manachanallur Mannachanallur is a Taluk and Town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mannachanallur is famous for rice mills Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calcula ...
. Tiruchirappalli was eventually designated
municipal corporation A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...
in 1994 through the merger of Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities as per the Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation Act 1994. The municipal corporation currently covers an area of 164.70 km2 and comprises 65 wards and 4 administrative zones:
Srirangam Srirangam, is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among ...
, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and
Abhishekapuram Abhishekapuram ( ta, அபிஷேகபுரம்) is a suburb of the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It constitutes one of the four zones of the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal C ...
.


Structure

The Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 100 councillors elected from each of the 65 wards and is headed by the Worshipful
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assisted by a
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. The executive wing is made up of seven departments: general administration, revenue, town planning, engineering, public health, information technology and personnel and is headed by a City Commissioner. The Commissioner is assisted by a city engineer, a city health officer, two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.


Divisions

The civic administration of the city is divided into four zones - Abhishekapuram, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and Srirangam. The engineering department, however, is divided into two zones - East and West. The zones and the wards which come under each of them have been listed below.


Functions

Water supply is provided by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. Of the six headworks from which the city gets its water supply, four are maintained by the municipal corporation and the rest by other agencies. SLB Results Workshop, p 4 Apart from the Gandhi market, Central Bus terminus and the Chathiram bus terminus, solid waste management in the city is handled by the corporation. About 400 tonnes of solid waste are released from city every year. The principal garbage dumping ground is at Ariyamangalam. Recently, the Tiruchirappalli city corporation has gone in for scientific closure of the garbage dump and its replacement with a
sewage treatment plant Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding en ...
. Waste water management in the Trichy-Srirangam under ground drainage (UGD) areas are handled by the
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) is a public agency formed by the Government of Tamil Nadu, under the Ministry of Local Administration and Water Supply, assigned with the task of implementing all water supply and sewerage ...
(TWAD) and in other areas by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. The high toxicity of the waste water released by the Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Limited (TDCL) is a major cause of concern for the corporation. The corporation's annual expenditure for the year 2010-11 is estimated to be Rs. 155.94 crores. The corporation also maintains public parks in Tiruchirappalli city, notable among them being the P. T. Rajan Park, Chinnaswamy Park, Lourdusamy Park, Raja Park, Parangiri Velusamy Park and Ibrahim Park.


List of mayors

The first elections for the post of mayor were held in 1996, two years after Tiruchirappalli's upgradation to a municipal corporation. * Punithavalli Palaniyandi (25.10.1996–10.02.2001) * Emily Richard (Mayor Incharge) (11.02.2001-24.10.2001) * Charubala Tondaiman (25.10.2001–24.10.2006) * Charubala Tondaiman (25.10.2006–02.06.2009) * S. Sujatha (03.06.2009–24.10.2011) * A. Jaya (25.10.2011–24.10.2016)


Elections


2011


2011 Corporation elections

Party wise councillors won (65 wards) ADMK-42 DMK- 16 MDMK-3 INC-1 DMDK-1 Independent-2


See also

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Municipal Corporations of India The content of this article is based on the Census of India, 2011: * Cities with 1 lakh (100,000) and above population * Census India Note: The list includes the city municipal limits, but not urban agglomeration An urban area, built-up ar ...
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List of municipal corporations of India The content of this article is based on the Census of India, 2011: * Cities with 1 lakh (100,000) and above population * Census India Note: The list includes the city municipal limits, but not urban agglomeration An urban area, built-up ...
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Municipal governance in India Municipal or local governance refers to the third tier of governance in India, at the level of the municipality or urban local body. History Municipal governance in India in its current form has existed since the year 1664. In 1664, Fort Ko ...


Further reading

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References

{{Authority control Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu Government of Tiruchirappalli 1866 establishments in British India 1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu