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'''Guntur Municipal Corporation''' (GMC) is the civic body that governs the city of [[Guntur]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

==History==
The Guntur Municipality was created on 1 April 1888. It was named as a selection grade municipality in 1960 and to corporation in 1981. In 1985 Gunadala, Patamata and Bhavanipuram [[village panchayat]]s, Payakapuram, Kundavari Kandrika were merged in the corporation.<ref name=corp>{{cite web|title=Corporation details|url=https://www.ourvmc.org/general/aboutvmc.htm|publisher=Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date=17 June 2014|archive-date=2 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202014033/http://www.ourvmc.org/general/aboutvmc.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=vgtm>{{cite web |title=Guntur corporation |url=http://www.vgtmuda.gov.in/innerpages/aboutvgtm.aspx |publisher=VGTM Urban Development Authority |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821063129/http://www.vgtmuda.gov.in/Innerpages/AboutVGTM.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Administration ==

The area of Guntur Municipal Corporation is {{convert|61.88|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. The Corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the Mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 census was 1,039,518 with 527,307 males and a female population of 512,211.<ref name=corp /> The present mayor is Koneru Sreedhar<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayor's Profile|url=https://www.ourvmc.org/general/mayor.htm|website=Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407230102/https://www.ourvmc.org/general/mayor.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the municipal commissioner is Sri Prasanna Venkatesh, I.A.S .<ref>{{cite news |title=New VMC chief|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131030/news-current-affairs/article/hari-takes-charge-new-vmc%E2%80%88chief |access-date=17 June 2014 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

== Civic services ==

The corporation provides protected drinking water to its public and is the forerunner in the state with every day supply of {{convert|39|e6USgal|abbr=off}} water to the city residents. The other services undertaken by the corporation authorities are: Internal roads extension; under ground drainage project with JNNURM; solid waste management which is recycled at waste to energy plants for power production; [[Health center]]s; [[Maternity hospital]]s; schools from elementary to high schools and even providing midday meals to students.<ref name=corp />

The [[Krishna river]], groundwater and overhead tanks are the source of drinking water for the city residents. The underground and open draining systems are implemented for wastewater. There are also sewage treatment plants and the Budameru, Gundutippa, Islampeta and HB drains are utilized for draining out waste water. The Railway dumping yard is utilized for solid waste dumping and some of the solid waste produced is made useful by converting them into [[manures]].<ref name="services">{{cite web|title=Chapter III : Findings: Metro-Cities of India|url=http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf|website=Central Pollution Control Board|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=28 April 2016|page=55|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210838/http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There are a total of 32,262 [[Street lights]] in Corporation's area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://core.ap.gov.in/CMDashBoard/UserInterface/Power/GVMCForm.aspx|title=Guntur CM Dash Board|access-date=7 March 2021|archive-date=13 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113040902/http://core.ap.gov.in/CMDashBoard/UserInterface/Power/GVMCForm.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Infrastructure ===

Certain municipal sporting infrastructure in the city are maintained by the corporation, which includes, [[Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guntur|Indira Gandhi Stadium]], indoor stadiums, swimming pools and [[Gymnasiums]]. There are parks and open spaces as part of city greenery projects.<ref name="corp" />

== Awards and achievements ==
Accolades and awards won by VMC include:
* National Urban Water Award (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Water and sanitation Award|url=http://www.waterawards.in/2009-winner-profile-vmc.php|website=National Urban Water and Sanitation Awards|publisher=Ministry of Urban Development|access-date=17 June 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232700/http://www.waterawards.in/2009-winner-profile-vmc.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="water scada">{{cite web|title=Water Scada|url=http://rcueshyd.gov.in/Services/2Ministry%20Water%20SCADA%20VMC.pdf|publisher=The Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies|access-date=17 June 2014|page=9|format=pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072032/http://rcueshyd.gov.in/Services/2Ministry%20Water%20SCADA%20VMC.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* CRISIL Best Practices Award for the "Siti e-Governance" Project<ref name="water scada" />
* CSI Nihilent runner-up award was conferred by Ministry of Information and Technology
* Stockholm Challenge Award finalist<ref name="water scada" />
* ISO 9001 Certified for Quality Management System<ref name="water scada" />

== See also ==
*[[List of municipal corporations in India#Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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