Greater Chennai Corporation - Wikipedia Greater Chennai Corporation This article is about administration of the City of Chennai. For administration of the Chennai Metropolitan Area, see Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Greater Chennai Corporation Type Type Municipal Corporation of the City of Chennai Leadership Mayor -- -. -- - office suspended due to postponed elections Deputy Mayor -- -. -- - office suspended due to postponed elections Special Officer & Commissioner D. Karthikeyan, IAS District Collector V. Anbuselvan, IAS Meeting place Ripon Building Website chennaicorporation.gov.in The Chennai Municipal Corporation ( officially the Greater Chennai Corporation ), formerly known as the Corporation of Madras, is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai ( formerly Madras ), India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a Royal Charter issued by King James II on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents one of the 200 wards of the city. It is also the second oldest city civic body in the world after London. Contents 1 History 2 Zone 2.1 Expansion 3 Administration 3.1 Administrative divisions 3.2 Departments 4 Chennai Corporation Flag 4.1 Police 5 Income 6 Location and demography 7 Functions 7.1 Roads 7.2 Parks and open green spaces 7.3 Education 7.4 Health 7.5 Solid waste management 7.6 Waste management 7.7 Water 8 Awards 9 Gallery 10 See also 11 References 12 External links History The Madras Corporation is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1688 to control the powers of the Governor of Madras, Elihu Yale. The Corporation was created by a Royal Charter issued on 30 December 1687 by King James II on the advice of the chairman of the East India Company, Josiah Child, on the model of Dutch Government in the East Indies. The charter constituted the existing town of Fort St. George and all the territories belonging to the town, not exceeding a distance of ten miles from the Fort, into a Corporation. The Parliamentary Act of 1792 conferred the new Corporation power to levy municipal taxes in the city. The municipal administration also commenced from this act, making provision for the administration of the city. The Municipal Act continued to be amended, constantly introducing major changes in the constitution and powers of the Corporation from time to time. Prior to the establishments of the corporation, the Governor of Madras or the Company 's agent managed the affairs of the Fort St George and its residents with the assistance of a headman, an accountant, and the head of watch and ward. The Governor sat as Madras 's Justice of the Peace. Taxes were introduced by Governor Streynsham Master ( 1678 -- 1681 ). Complications arising out of these impositions and the growing expenses of an expanding town led to Sir Josiah drawing up plans for a more formal body of civic administration. The Corporation was inaugurated on 29 September 1688 with power to decide on petty cases, levy rates upon the inhabitants for building of schools, a town hall and a jail, when the new Mayor, 12 Aldermen and 60 Burgesses took their oaths. The first members of the Corporation were representatives from diverse ethnicities. Nathaniel Higginson was the first Mayor, and he appointed representatives from the English, Scottish, French, Portuguese, and Indian mercantile communities as Aldermen. The post of the Mayor was held for one year at a time, the Mayor being elected by the Aldermen, whose term of office was for life. By 1856, the duties of the Corporation became more clearly defined. In 1919, the Aldermen were re-styled as ' Councillors '. The title of ' Mayor ' had been replaced by ' President ', and P. Theagaraya Chetty was nominated as President, the first Indian to be so chosen. However, the office of Mayor was re-created in 1933, when Kumararajah M.A. Muthiah Chettiar made the transition from last President to first new Mayor. The mayoralty has remained thereafter. By 1901, the Corporation had grown to encompass an area of 68 sq km comprising 30 territorial divisions with a population of 540,000. In 1913, the Corporation moved to the newly constructed Ripon Building, which was built on parts of the People 's Park. The building was named after Lord Ripon who, as Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884, had introduced local government reforms. He is remembered in a statue in the Corporation precincts. The first native Indian to both govern the Madras Presidency and later serve as Mayor of erstwhile Madras was the Honourable K. Sriramulu Naidu, who served during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1978, the boundaries of the area administrated by the Corporation was increased to 174 sq km. The Madras Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 ( as amended ) provides the basic statutory authority for the administration now. Zone Greater Chennai Corporation Soon will have Different Zone Corporation Based at Tambaram, Pallavaram, Avadi as Chennai Tambaram Corporation Chennai Pallavaram Corporation and Chennai Avadi Corporation These satellite Corporation will Work Under Greater Chennai Corporation to make Chennai as the Best Smart City. Expansion In October 2011, the expansion process was initiated before the elections to the corporation council in October. In this move, 42 small local bodies, including 9 municipalities, 8 town panchayats and 25 village panchayats, were merged with Chennai Corporation, taking the area up by 140 % to 426 km from the earlier 176 km. Some areas have been arbitrarily left out, to the discontent of the residents of those areas. The new expanded Corporation of Chennai has 200 wards, an increase of 45 wards. Elections were held for the expanded corporation in October 2011. The erstwhile municipalities that became a part of expanded Chennai Corporation are Kathivakkam, Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Maduravoyal, Valasaravakkam, Alandur and Ullagaram - Puzhudhivakkam. The erstwhile town panchayats that became a part of expanded Chennai Corporation are Chinna Sekkadu, Puzhal, Porur, Nandambakkam, Meenambakkam, Perungudi, Pallikaranai and Sholinganallur. The erstwhile panchayat unions that became a part of expanded Chennai Corporation are Edayanchavady, Sadayankuppam, Kattapakkam, Theeyampakkam, Mathur, Vada Perumbakkam, Surapet, Kathirvedu, Puthagaram, Nolambur, Karambakkam, Nerkundram, Ramapuram, Mugaliwakkam, Manapakkam, Kottivakkam, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Injambakkam, Karapakkam, Okkiam Thoraipakkam, Madipakkam, Jaladampet, Semmanchery and Uthandi. In 2016 January chief minister inaugurated greater Chennai corporation limit will extend up to municipalities like Tambaram and Tambaram Taulk region follows, Town panchayat like chitlapakkam, sembakkam, madambakkam, perungalathur, peerkankaranai and Census Town like Mudichur Other sripembudur and Chengalpattu taulk Panchayat villages Vandalur, mannivakkam, varadharajapuram likely to add in Greater Chennai corporation New City Limit. Greater Chennai Corporation limit will extend up to municipalities like Avadi, Tambaram, Pallavaram. And following regions of Avadi : - Avadi, Pattabiram, Thirunindravur, Thiruverkadu, Poonamallee and some other areas Tambaram : - Tambaram, Mudichur, Vandalur, Perungalathur and some other areas Pallavaram : - Pallavaram, Chromepet, Hasthinapuram and some other areas Administration See also : Chennai architecture and Subdivisions of India City officials, as of Nov 2011 Mayor Saidai Sa. Duraisamy Deputy Mayor B. Benjamin Corporation Commissioner P.W.C. Davidar Commissioner of Police J.K. Tripathy From among themselves, the councillors elect the mayor and a deputy mayor who preside over about 10 standing committees. The council normally meets once a month. The executive wing is headed by the Commissioner. In addition, there are deputy commissioners, various heads of departments and 15 zonal officers. The first native Indian to govern the Madras Presidency as well as serve later as the first Mayor post-independence of erstwhile Madras was L. Sriramulu Naidu. Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state, houses the state executive and legislative headquarters primarily in the Secretariat Buildings on the Fort St George campus but also in several other buildings in the city. The Madras High Court, whose jurisdiction extends across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, is the highest judicial authority in the state. The district of Chennai has three parliamentary constituencies -- Chennai North, Chennai Central and Chennai South -- and elects 18 Members of the Legislative Assembly ( MLAs ) to the state legislature. The metropolitan region of Chennai covers many suburbs that are part of Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts. The larger suburbs are governed by town municipalities, and the smaller ones are governed by town councils called panchayats. While the city covers an area of 174 km2 ( 67 mi2 ), the metropolitan area is spread over 1,189 km2 ( 458 mi2 ). The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority ( CMDA ) has drafted a Second Master Plan that aims to develop satellite townships around the city. Contiguous satellite towns include Mahabalipuram to the south, Chengalpattu and Maraimalai Nagar to the southwest, and Kanchipuram, Sriperumpudur, Tiruvallur and Arakkonam to the west. Administrative divisions 15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion Main article : List of Chennai Corporation wards The city is classified into three regions : North Chennai, Central Chennai and South Chennai. It is further divided into 15 zones, consisting of 200 wards. The newly annexed areas were divided into 93 wards, and the remaining 107 wards were created out of the original 155 within the old city limits. As of September 2011, the new wards are yet to be named. Out of the 200 wards, 26 were reserved for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and 58 were reserved for women. The 15 Zones are : North Chennai Thiruvottiyur Manali Madhavaram Tondiarpet Royapuram Central Chennai Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Ambattur Annanagar Teynampet Kodambakkam South Chennai Valasaravakkam Alandur Adyar Perungudi Sholinganallur Departments The Corporation has the following departments : S.No. Department Headed by Responsibility Council Council Secretary Functions as the Secretariat of the Council, the Mayor and the various standing committees. Aids the Mayor in the discharge of his duties as well as the Council and Standing Committees. General Administration Assistant Commissioner In charge of the personnel and administrative matters for the Corporation as a whole Financial Management Financial Adviser Preparation of Corporation budget, receiving loans and grants from the government and overseeing and controlling the expenses of the Corporation Land & Estate District Revenue Officer Leasing out Corporation lands and buildings and renting out shopping complexes 5 Revenue Revenue Officer Collection of taxes such as property, professional, advertisement, parking fees and other taxes. At the head office, change of name of ownership of properties, revision petitions against fixation of tax review of progress in collection of taxes and scrutiny and approval of assessment proposals. 6 Works City Engineer Town planning, sanction of plan and permits ( up to first floor ) for industrial and residential buildings, and maintenance of private streets and central asphalt plant and central yard. 7 Mechanical Engineering Superintending Engineer ( Mechanical ) Purchase and maintenance of all vehicles of the Corporation, attending to body building and repairing of lorries, and purchase and maintenance of school and office furniture. The Printing Press, General Stores, and General Workshop of Corporation function under the control of this department. 8 Electrical Superintending Engineer ( Electrical ) Installation and maintenance of all street lights, laying of cables, and maintenance of electric crematoriums 9 Solid Waste Management Superintending Engineer Removal of solid waste and executing night conservancy in all important roads and commercial areas of the city 10 Buildings Superintending Engineer Construction of school buildings, public conveniences, community halls, shopping complexes and hospitals 11 Storm Water Drain Superintending Engineer Construction, maintenance and desilting of storm water drains 12 Bridges Superintending Engineer Construction and maintenance of bridges, causeways and subways 13 Health Medical Officer Administration of dispensaries, public health, sanitation, prevention of food adulteration, issue of birth, death, and sanitation certificates 14 Family Welfare Medical Officer Administration of maternity and child welfare centers, family welfare and immunization programmes 15 Education Education Officer Administration of schools from elementary to higher secondary levels, community colleges and nutritious meals centers 16 Parks & Play Fields Director, Urban Forestry Wing ( assisted by two Park Superintendents and one Stadia Officer ) Maintenance of parks, play fields, and swimming pools Chennai Corporation flag During the British period the Madras Corporation flag had the ' sea, boat, 3 lions and 2 fish '. The 3 lions represented the British and the sea, boat, and fish denoted the seashore of madras. After Independence, the need for changing the flag arose. M.P. Sivagnanam ( Ma. Po. Si. ) who was heading the education wing of the corporation suggested the Pandiya, Chola, Chera 's symbol ' Fish, Tiger and Bow ' ( which he already had in his ' Tamil arasu kazhagam 's flag ). Rajaji agreed with his suggestion. Police The Greater Chennai Police department, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, is the law enforcement agency in the city. The city police force is headed by a commissioner of police, and administrative control rests with the Tamil Nadu Home Ministry. The department consists of 36 subdivisions with a total of 121 police stations, of which 15 are ISO 9001 : 2000 certified. The city 's traffic is managed by the Chennai City Traffic Police ( CCTP ). The Metropolitan suburbs are policed by the Chennai Metropolitan Police, and outer district areas are policed by the Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur police departments. Income As of 2012 - 13 revenue, the annual budgetary estimate of Chennai Corporation is ₹ 13,261.1 million and expenditure is ₹ 12,329.7 million. Surplus income of the corporation is ₹ 931.4 million. Property tax is the main source of revenue for Chennai corporation. The corporation collects company tax from all incorporated companies in the city which transact business for 60 days or more in any half year. The amount of tax levied varies from ₹ 500 to ₹ 30,000 per six months, based on the paid up capital of the company. In 2012, the city has about 34,260 identified companies in its 15 zones, of which 5,196 companies has a paid - up capital of over ₹ 5 million. Location and demography Chennai Corporation area is located on the Coromandel Coast in the central eastern coastal region of the Deccan plateau and the northern end of the state of Tamil Nadu. The city stretches along the coast covering about 43 km of sandy beach and extending about 19 km inland, encompassing an area of 426 sq km. The estimated population is about 6.5 million. Functions The Corporation maintains roads, streetlights, and flyovers across the city and also the city 's cleanliness and hygiene levels. It maintains 1,160 roads measuring a total of 370 km and storm water drain measuring 962 km and has 213,045 streetlights. Power consumption by the streetlights amounts to 50 megawatts a day, costing ₹ 14, 00,000. The Corporation has 260 parks and maintains 113 community halls for public use. The corporation registers about 400 births and 180 deaths every day. The Corporation also runs an abattoir. There are 23,538 staffs working in the Corporation. In 2011 -- 2012, ₹ 190 million was allotted by the Tamil Nadu government for the development of the city areas within corporation limits. In 2014, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation ( Tangedco ) planned to change its 11 - kilo volt transformers with 1,784 ring main units ( RMUs ) that are compact and safe. Roads The Corporation maintains a total of 1,160 macadamised bus routes running to a total length of 353.94 km. Total length of interior roads measures about 5,563.06 km. Total length of cement concrete roads maintained by the Corporation in the bus routes measures 3.68 km and the length of cement concrete interior roads measures 1,292.54 km. The newly expanded region of the corporation alone has 2,752 km of roads, along which there is a 682.4 - km network of storm water drains. Street lamps in the city were introduced in 1785. Until the introduction of electric street lighting, the street lighting was done by oil lights. Till 1857, there were only 200 oil light lamps. By the year 1910, this was increased to 6,500. In 1910, electric street lighting was introduced. By 1924 -- 1925, all the oil lights in the streets of the city were completely replaced by electric lights. The Corporation also maintains 264 high - mast lights and 133 8 - meter and 12 - meter lamp posts with cluster lights at important junctions. The Corporation owns 22 hydraulic vehicles for attending maintenance work to streetlights. In 2012, the Corporation started installing 60,000 streetlights in the newly included zones, in addition to replacing about 88,000 old streetlights in these zones. Per the norm of the Corporation, the minimum distance between two adjacent streetlights is 25 metre. As on 2012, the Corporation maintains 262 bridges, road - overbridges and road - underbridges, including 65 high - level bridges, 31 box culverts, 81 slab culverts, 11 rail - overbridges, 14 rail - underbridges, 6 pedestrian subways, 6 causeways, 35 footbridges and 13 grade separators. In 2013, the Corporation acquired a Road Measurement Data Acquisition System ( ROMDAS ) to check the quality of newly laid roads. Parks and open green spaces See also : Parks in Chennai Anna Park maintained by Anna University Chennai has one of the lowest per capita green space in the country. As of 2012, It has only about 0.46 square metres per city dweller. According to the development rules, when plots measuring more than 10,000 square metres are developed, 10 % of the area must be reserved as open space and gifted to the local bodies, and in plots measuring between 3,000 and 10,000 square metres, if gifting of 10 % of the area as open space is not possible, cash equivalent can be paid. The money thus collected is utilized to develop the landscaping in the city. Since 1976, the Chennai Corporation has been collecting OSR charges and taking possession of land under the open space reservation rules. But so far it has not revealed what the total amount of land and cash collected. Data shows that since 2002, about 1.85 million square feet of land has been acquired. The Corporation maintains 260 public parks, 154 traffic islands, and 103 centre medians on major roads. Since the formation of the Corporation until 1947, the corporation had maintained 18 public play fields. As of 2012, the Corporation maintains 228 play fields, 234 gymnasiums, 4 shuttles indoor stadium, 1 basketball indoor stadium, and 2 swimming pools. Of the 228 play fields, about 14 have been designated as star play ground with facilities such as courts for football, tennis, volleyball, ball badminton, and basketball. The gymnasiums are used by about 50 to 100 people every day. Indoor shuttle courts are located in Mandaiveli, R.R. Colony in Jaffarkhanpet, Karpagam Avenue in Mylapore, and Nungambakkam. A basketball indoor stadium is located in Kilpauk Gardens. Swimming pools are located in Marina Beach and My Lady 's Park. Skating rinks are located in Anna Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Nungambakkam, Marina Beach, K.K. Nagar and T. Nagar. The Corporation also maintains beaches within the city. There are about 13,787 lights installed and maintained in the park and play fields by the Corporation. Education There are 322 schools run by the Corporation, with a total student count of 130,000. As per 2012 - 2013 corporation budget, 30 new English medium primary and middle schools will be started. The civic body has also planned to construct 64 additional buildings on existing school campuses that require more classrooms. In addition, libraries and a career guidance centre would be set up in all corporation high and higher secondary schools. Health The Corporation maintains 75 dispensaries, 36 malaria clinics, 42 tuberculosis microscopic centres, and 1 centre each for communicable diseases, NGO - run malaria clinic, filaria clinic, and filaria lymphodema management clinic. The Corporation maintains three slaughterhouses in Perambur, Villivakkam, and Saidapet, where an average of 1,500 sheep and 150 cattle are slaughtered every day. As per 2012 - 2013 corporation budget, 11 new dental clinics will be set up in addition to the existing ones to ensure that every zone has a clinic. A new hospital will be set up with a specialised leprosy centre and Mandambakkam to benefit the residents of South Chennai. In 2007, it was reported that mosquitoes were the biggest menace in the city. In 2012, the Corporation announced that it was planning to breed sterile male mosquitoes to bring down the population of female mosquitoes. The Corporation maintains electric furnace units at the burial grounds at Villivakkam, Nungambakkam, GKM colony, and Arumbakkam. In addition, it also maintains gassifier furnace units at Moolakothalam, Kannammapet, Besant Nagar Mylapore, Kasimedu, Vyasarpadi, Otteri, Thangal, Velangadu, Krishnampet, Saidapet, and Besant Nagar burial grounds. Solid waste management Chennai Corporation 's Mechanical Sweeper in action at the Beach Road Headed by a Superintendent Engineer, the corporation is responsible for removal of solid waste within city limits. Every day, 4,500 metric tons of garbage is collected and removed from the city. Night conservancy is being carried out in all important roads and commercial areas of the city. In addition, door - to - door collection of garbage is followed in all zones in the city. The waste is transported by 966 conservancy vehicles. The corporation maintains dumping grounds at Kodungaiyur and Perungudi for dumping solid waste. Chennai is hit by shortage of sanitary workers. To counter this, the corporation is to appoint 4,000 sanitary inspectors, junior engineers and assistant executive engineers in 2012. Garbage in most zones was previously handled by JBM Fanalca Environment Management, a private company, and by the Chennai Corporation in the other zones. Solid Waste management in several parts of the city was subsequently handed over to Chennai Municipal Solid Waste Pvt. Ltd a special purpose vehicle run by the Hyderabad - based Ramky Group for a period of seven years starting January 2012 ; elsewhere, Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited is described as a private company. The company is reportedly running at a loss and the Corporation was alleged to have paid only ₹ 32.5 million of the ₹ 65 million bill. The company handles the three zones of Kodambakkam, Teynampet, and Adyar, also runs a Toll - free telelphone number to answer queries relating to waste management. The company also performed street plays to spread awareness on keeping the city clean. The Corporation later decided to take penal action against the private agency for not keeping up its end of the deal. In September, a show cause notice for termination of the contract was served, which was further upheld by the Madras High Court. In other zones, the Corporation looks after the removal and processing of solid waste in the others, with a superintendent engineer managing the channels. As of 2011, 8 transfer stations exist within the city for treating the waste. Garbage is dumped in two dump - yards in the city -- One in Kodungaiyur and another in Perungudi, with a major portion of the latter covering the Pallikaranai marshland. In market areas, the conservancy work is done during the night. Water supply and sewage treatment are handled by the Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board, popularly referred to as Metro Water. Electricity is supplied by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Fire services are handled by the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Service. The city, along with the suburbs, has 33 operating fire stations. The city 's telephone service is provided by four landline companies : Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ), Tata Indicom, Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies : BSNL, Vodafone Essar, Bharti Airtel and Aircel, which offer GSM services, and Tata Indicom and Reliance Communications, which offer code division multiple access ( CDMA ) services. Broadband Internet access is provided by Sify, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Hathway, Bharti Airtel and Tata Indicom through cables or WiMAX. Waste management The city generates 4,500 tonnes of garbage every day. The city has three dumpyards, one each at Perungudi, Kodungaiyur, and Pallikaranai. The corporation has planned to close these yards and create four new dumpyards at Malaipattu, Minjur, Vallur, and Kuthambakkam villages, ranging in size from 20 acres to 100 acres. According to studies by the civic body, green waste and wood account for 39 percent of the city 's garbage and food waste around 8 percent. The civic body also spends ₹ 4 billion ( US $58 million ) a year on solid waste management. The corporation is planning to create a 200 - acre park at the 269 - acre Kodungaiyur dump yard and a 150 - acre park at the 200 - acre Perungudi dumpsite. Water Historically, Chennai has relied on annual monsoon rains to replenish water reservoirs, as no major rivers flow through the area. Steadily growing in population, the city has faced water supply shortages, and its ground water levels have been depleted. Many residents buy water for drinking as well as other daily uses. An earlier Veeranam Lake project failed to solve the city 's water problems, but the New Veeranam project, which became operational in September 2004, has greatly reduced dependency on distant sources. In recent years, heavy and consistent monsoon rains and rainwater harvesting ( RWH ) by Chennai Metrowater at its Anna Nagar Rain Centre have significantly reduced water shortages. The Metrowater methods have become a model of RWH technology for other cities. Moreover, newer projects like the Telugu Ganga project that bring water from water - surplus rivers like the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh have eased water shortages. The city is constructing sea water desalination plants to further increase the water supply. The city 's water supply and sewage treatment are managed by the Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board. Water is drawn from Red Hills Lake and Chembarambakkam Lake, the primary water reservoirs of the city, and treated at water treatment plants located at Kilpauk, Puzhal, Chembarambakkam and supplied to the city through 27 water distribution stations. The city receives 530 mld of water from Krishna River through Telugu Ganga project, 180 mld of water from the Veeranam lake project and 100 mld of water from the Minjur desalination plant, the country 's largest sea water desalination plant. However, Chennai is predicted to face a huge deficit of 713 million litres per day ( MLD ) in 2026 as the demand is projected at 2,248 MLD and supply estimated at only 1,535 MLD. There are 714 public toilets in the city managed by the city corporation, and 2,000 more has been planned by the corporation. The corporation also owns 52 community halls across the city. 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