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

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...

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 ...

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. 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 former Tirunelveli Municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvements Act of 1865. It initially covered the area of Tirunelveli town and Tirunelveli Junction alone.

Palayamkottai Palayamkottai (also Palayankottai) is a neighbourhood in Tirunelveli City, incorporated within the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation. It is situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani river, with the exception of its downtown area, whi ...

used to be an independent municipality. Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai for this reason are even today considered as twin cities. In 1994, Tirunelveli along with

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 bein ...

and

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was upgraded to a

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 ...

. Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of

and

along with surrounding areas.

Structure

Zones of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation * Melapalaiyam Zone * Palayamkottai Zone * Pettai Zone * Thatchanallur Zone * Tirunelveli Town Zone

Achievements

Tirunelveli 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.

References

External links

Official Website

Water bill property Tax

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu Tirunelveli Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu 1866 establishments in British India 1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu