Chilakaluripet Municipality

2021-06-21T07:19:47Z

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'''Chilakaluripet Municipality''' is the [[Self-governance|local self government]] in [[Chilakaluripet]] of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''first grade municipality''.<ref name=civicbody>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>

== Administration ==

The municipality was constituted in 1964, which covers an area of {{convert|18.13|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and has 34 election wards.<ref name="civicbody" /> The present [[chairperson]] of the city is SHAIK RAFANI and the present [[municipal commissioner]] is D.RAVINDRA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities|url=http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|publisher=Government of India|access-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415054833/http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Civic works and services ==

The municipality works on improving civic needs such as, sewerage, storm water drains, solid waste management etc. It also provides the city with water supply to the residents, by means of storage tanks.<ref>{{cite news|title=AMG International donates Rs 15 lakhs to farmers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/08/10/stories/0410201s.htm|access-date=12 March 2016|date=3 July 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Tenali}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> State government also provide funds for the developmental activities of the municipality.<ref>{{cite news|title=New crop insurance scheme soon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/new-crop-insurance-scheme-soon/article8255093.ece|access-date=28 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=19 February 2016|location=Chilakaluripet}}</ref>

'''Projects'''

Chilakaluripet is one of the seven municipalities, along with [[Vijayawada Municipal Corporation|Vijayawada]] and [[Guntur Municipal Corporation]]s to be a part of a 15 [[Megawatt|MW]] [[waste-to-energy plant]] project. It is planned to be set up with the collaboration of the ''JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/wastetoenergy-plant-to-be-set-up-in-guntur/article8205532.ece|access-date=18 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 February 2016}}</ref>

== 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)''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vadlapatla|first1=Sribala|title=Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Amaravati-among-31-AP-cities-selected-for-Amruth-development/articleshow/48431080.cms|access-date=18 December 2015|work=The Times of India|date=11 August 2015|location=Hyderabad}}</ref> In 2015, as per the ''[[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]]'' of the [[Ministry of Urban Development]], Chilakaluripet Municipality was ranked 187th in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/small-towns-fare-better-in-swachh-bharat-rankings/article7520320.ece|access-date=30 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=10 August 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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{{Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh}}
[[Category:1964 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1964]]
[[Category:Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh]]

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