Ponnur Municipality

Ponnur Municipality is the local self government in Ponnur, a town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a Grade–II municipality.[1]

Ponnur Municipality

పొన్నూరు పురపాలక సంస్థ
Formation	1964
Merger of	Municipal Corporation
Type	Governmental organization
Legal status	Local government
Purpose	Civic administration
Headquarters	Ponnur
Location	Ponnur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Official language	Telugu
Chairperson	Sajja Hemalatha
Commissioner	M.Ramesh Babu
Main organ	Committee
Website	ponnurmunicipality.com/about-ponnur/

History

The municipality was constituted in the year 1964 as Grade–III and then got upgraded in the year 1984 as a Grade–II municipality.[2]

Administration

The jurisdictional area of the municipality is spread over an area of 25.64 km² (9.90 sq mi) with 31 municipal and 16 revenue wards.[3] The Elected Wing of the municipality consists of a municipal council, which has elected members and is headed by a Chairperson.[4] Whereas, the Executive Wing is headed by a municipal commissioner.[4] The present chairperson of the municipality is Sajja Hemalatha[5] and the present commissioner is M.Ramesh Babu.[6]

As per the survey conducted in 2014, there exists 60,600 households. In 2014–15, the total income generated by the municipality was 8.8695 crore and the expenditure spent was 7.4132 crore.[3]

Civic works and services

The municipality supplies drinking and irrigation water to the town from the Kommamuru, Poondla and Alwala[7] channels of Krishna Western Delta system.[8] by means of borewells, public taps and water treatment plants. A total of 9 MLD (million liters per day) of drinking water is supplied everyday. There are 38.35 km (23.83 mi) of cement concrete roads and 160.80 km (99.92 mi) of drains and 71.05 km (44.15 mi) of storm water drains.[9]

The other infrastructure covers street lights, markets, and burial grounds, and recreational centers like, parks, playgrounds, auditoriums, functional halls and worship centers like temples, mosques and churches. There are both government and private educational institutions from primary to high schools including junior colleges. For public health, the municipality has a Government hospital and many other government and private nursing homes.[9][10]

See also

• List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

References

1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
2. "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
3. bliccathemes. "Basic Information of Municipality". ponnurmunicipality.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
4. "Composition of the Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
5. bliccathemes. "Chairman Contact". ponnurmunicipality.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
6. bliccathemes. "Commissioner Contact". ponnurmunicipality.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
7. ":: PONNUR Municipality". cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
8. "Water woes bog down Bapatla ryots". The Hindu. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
9. "Public services/amenities". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
10. ":: PONNUR Municipality". cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2016.