70-644: The Ripon Building is the seat and headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation in Chennai , Tamil Nadu . It is an example of neoclassical architecture , a combination of Ionic and Corinthian styles. The Ripon Building is an all-white structure and is located near the Chennai Central railway station . Commissioned in 1909, the Ripon Building was designed by G.T.S. Harris. The foundation stone
140-569: A royal charter issued by King James II of England 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 the largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu with an area of 426 km . It is headed by a mayor , who presides over 200 councillors , each of whom represents one of the 200 wards of the city . It
210-499: A toll-free telephone 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,
280-461: A built-up area of 150,000 sq. ft. and a parking space for 50 cars and 150 motorcycles. The building, built with aspects of a green building, could accommodate about 1,000 officials. The building also features a 500-seat auditorium, a 100-seat conference hall and 70 toilets with facilities for disabled people. The building has been able to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent by means of a water-cooled air-conditioning system and heat-reflective tiles on
350-403: A cagr of 18% between 2006-11 to achieve a GDP (PPP) of $ 80 billion as of 2011 in its report. Chennai has a broad industrial base in the automobile, computer, technology, hardware manufacturing and healthcare sectors. As of 2012 , the city is India's second-largest exporter of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. A major part of India's automobile industry
420-632: A career guidance centre would be set up in all corporation high and higher secondary schools. 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
490-646: 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
560-664: 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
630-643: A part of expanded Chennai Corporation are Chinnasekkadu , Puzhal , Porur , Nandambakkam , Meenambakkam , Perungudi , Pallikaranai and Sholinganallur . The erstwhile panchayat unions that became a part of expanded Chennai Corporation are Edayanchavadi , Sadayankuppam , Kadapakkam , Theeyampakkam , Mathur , Vadaperumbakkam , Surapet , Kathirvedu , Puthagaram , Nolambur , Karambakkam , Nerkundram , Ramapuram , Mugalivakkam , Manapakkam , Kottivakkam , Palavakkam , Neelankarai , Injambakkam , Karapakkam , Okkiam Thoraipakkam , Madipakkam , Jalladiampet , Semmanchery and Uthandi. From among themselves,
700-571: 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 23 Zones are: North Chennai Central Chennai South Chennai The corporation has
770-441: 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,
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#1732858459016840-490: 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 million litres per day (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
910-455: Is provided by BSNL, Hathway , Bharti Airtel, You Broadband, Reliance Jio and ACT Broadband . 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
980-406: Is spread over 1,189 km (459 sq mi). 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. The city
1050-646: 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
1120-618: Is the second oldest corporation in the world after the City of London . The city limits, which had been expanded several times over the years, is currently coterminous with the Chennai district . It is one of the four municipal corporations located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area , the other three being the Tambaram Corporation , Avadi City Municipal Corporation and Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation . The Madras Corporation
1190-561: Is the youngest mayor in Chennai's history (aged 28), and the first Dalit woman to hold the office. 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
1260-522: Is to be spent on the smart city project and a massive ₹ 1,275 crore (US$ 150 million) on laying bus routes, construction of new bridges and other methods of improve the transport infrastructure of the city. 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
1330-548: The Chennai Metropolitan Police , and outer district areas are policed by the Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur police departments. The city's telephone service is provided by three landline companies: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel . There are four mobile phone companies: BSNL, Vodafone Idea , Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio , which offers GSM services . Broadband Internet access
1400-454: 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
1470-1026: The Mayor of Chennai , a historically significant, coveted office. The Government of Tamil Nadu had announced that the Mayor's seat has been reserved for a Scheduled Caste woman this time. The election results were announced on 22 February 2022 by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 153 out of the total 200 wards in Chennai, with the other parties in its Secular Progressive Alliance winning 25 more seats—13 for Indian National Congress , four for Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M), four for Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), two for Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), one each for Communist Party of India (CPI) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won 15 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),
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#17328584590161540-975: 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 Jafferkhanpet , 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
1610-666: The CMA to 8,878 km (3,428 sq mi) with the whole process expected to be completed by July 2018. On 22 January 2018, Government of Tamil Nadu issued a Government order to declare the intention to include additional areas in the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. As per the act, the government is required to allow reasonable opportunity (two months) for inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in
1680-475: The Chennai metropolitan area through the issuance of planning permission under section 49 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971. A study by Urban Emissions.info ,reported that as of 2020 Chennai Urban area had a population of 1.09 Crore with a GDP of the metropolitan is estimated at US$ 219 billion, ranking it amongst the most productive metro areas of India. A study conducted by CMDA stated that Chennai Metropolitan area has grown with
1750-406: 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
1820-565: 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,
1890-516: 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
1960-553: 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,
2030-595: The Indo-Saracenic style of the main building. The main building is also being renovated under the process with the use of lime mortar for plastering. It is the first heritage building in the country to have received funds from JNNURM for renovation. Chennai Corporation Opposition (22) Greater Chennai Corporation ( GCC ) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu , India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under
2100-469: The Minjur desalination plant, the country's largest sea water desalination plant. However, Chennai is predicted to face a huge deficit of 713 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
2170-645: The President of the Municipal Corporation at the time of the inauguration. The inaugural function was attended by over 3,000 of the city's elites. The building is rectangular, 85 metres (279 ft) long and 32 metres (105 ft) wide, with a 43 metres (141 ft) high central tower containing a clock 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in diameter. The first of its three floors has approximately 2,800 m (30,139 sq ft) of space. The walls were constructed with stock bricks, set and plastered with lime mortar and
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2240-777: The area to comment upon or object to such an expansion proposals and few objections were received including a public interest litigation filed at the Madras High Court in March 2018. The plan was later modified and in October 2022, the metropolitan area was expanded to 5,904 km (2,280 sq mi). The metropolitan area consists of four municipal corporations ( Greater Chennai , Tambaram , Avadi , Kancheepuram ), 12 municipalities ( Arakkonam , Mangadu , Kundrathur , Poonamallee , Thiruverkadu , Thiruninravur , Tiruvallur , Tiruttani , Maraimalai Nagar , Chengalpattu , Ponneri , Guduvancheri ) and other smaller panchayats spread across
2310-591: 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 – Puzhuthivakkam . The erstwhile town panchayats that became
2380-781: 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
2450-443: The burial grounds at Villivakkam, Nungambakkam, GKM colony, and Arumbakkam. It also maintains gassifier furnace units at Moolakothalam , Kannammapet, Besant Nagar Mylapore, Kasimedu, Vyasarpadi, Otteri, Thangal, Velangadu, Krishnampet, Saidapet, and Besant Nagar burial grounds. 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
2520-526: 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. The corporation maintains a total of 1,160 macadamised bus routes running to a total length of 353.94 km. The Total length of interior roads measures about 5,563.06 km. Total length of cement concrete roads maintained by
2590-611: The city was designated as the metropolitan area which was subsequently expanded to 5,904 km (2,280 sq mi) in 2022. Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024 ranked Chennai as the 4th best city in India and 472nd best city in the world. In 1974, the Madras metropolitan area comprised a total extent of 1,189 km (459 sq mi). In 2011, first plans to expand the metropolitan area were proposed by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) as several settlements on
2660-595: The city. In December 2014, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) adjudged the Chennai Corporation as the best among all the government departments in terms of e-governance. Chennai Metropolitan Area Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area , or simply the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA), is fourth-most populous metropolitan area in India and the 35th most populous in the world. The CMA consists of
2730-462: The city. There are about 13,787 lights installed and maintained in the park and play fields by the corporation. 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
2800-488: 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$ 48 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. Historically, Chennai has relied on annual monsoon rains to replenish water reservoirs , as no major rivers flow through
2870-480: 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 7.1 million as of 2014. 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
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2940-623: 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 Greater Chennai Police department,
3010-632: 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
3080-475: The core city of Chennai , which is coterminous with the Chennai district , and its suburbs in Kanchipuram , Chengalpattu , Thiruvallur and Ranipet districts contributes to 26% of States GDP. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is the nodal agency that handles town planning and development within the metro area. In 1974, an area encompassing 1,189 km (459 sq mi) around
3150-421: The corporation acquired a Road Measurement Data Acquisition System (ROMDAS) to check the quality of newly laid roads. 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
3220-433: 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
3290-483: 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
3360-758: The districts of Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Ranipet . The planning and development is overseen by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), a Tamil Nadu State Government organisation in charge of town in the region. CMA is divided into three zones – north, central and south. The State government had announced the formation of six satellite townships — Minjur covering 111 sq. kilometres, Thirumazhisai 34 sq. km., Chengalpattu 136 sq. km., Mamallapuram 123 sq. km., Kancheepuram 99 sq. km. and Tiruvallur 37 sq. km., through Government Orders (G.O.) issued in 2023. The CMDA regulates developments in
3430-462: 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. As of 2020, the city government 's budget is ₹ 3,815 crore (US$ 460 million), out of which ₹ 1,900 crore (US$ 230 million) was earmarked for capital expenditure, ₹ 120 crore (US$ 14 million)
3500-457: 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
3570-501: 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
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#17328584590163640-481: The first option including the whole of the Chennai , seven taluks each from Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts extending up to 4,459 km (1,722 sq mi) and the second option including the whole of Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts and Arakkonam taluk extending to a total of 8,878 km (3,428 sq mi). In July 2017, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced its intention to expand
3710-596: The following departments: The seats of the Mayor , Deputy Mayor and the Greater Chennai Corporation Council have been vacant since 2016. As part of the 2022 Tamil Nadu urban civic body elections , the Greater Chennai Corporation went to polling on 19 February 2022, alongside 20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu , to elect 200 councillors to represent the city's 200 wards ; the councillors will choose one amongst themselves as
3780-467: 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
3850-411: The legislative assembly ( MLAs ) to the state legislature. The metropolitan region of Chennai covers many suburbs that are part of Chengalpattu , 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 km (67 sq mi), the metropolitan area
3920-424: 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
3990-464: The main structure to house all the departments of the corporation, and all structures in the premises that do not blend in with the main structure aesthetically will be demolished in June 2013 when the annexe building is completed. The annex building, with an auditorium to seat 500 persons, will be built in a contemporary and post-modern style, highlighting with elements of regional architecture, to blend with
4060-509: The outer vicinity had been undergoing rapid development and had to be incorporated under the CMDA planning strategy. While other metropolises in India had already redefined their respective metropolitan regions to include much larger areas, CMA had not been altered since it was first defined in 1974. In July 2012, the CMDA suggested two options to the Government of Tamil Nadu for expanding the area with
4130-426: The rear of the main building is an annexe building ( American English : "annex"), inaugurated in September 2015 under the name "Amma Maaligai". All departments of the Chennai Corporation, except the offices of the Mayor and Commissioner, function from the annexe building. The offices of the Mayor and the Commissioner offices are in the main building. The annexe building was constructed at a cost of ₹ 230 million and has
4200-468: The roof is supported with teak wood joists. The original flooring of the ground floor was Cuddapah Slate that has been replaced with marble. In 1913, one of the building's main attractions, the Westminster Quarter chiming clock, was installed by Oakes and Co. The clock has a mechanical key system, which must be wound daily. There are four bells, which were cast by Gillet and Johnston in 1913. To
4270-629: The roof. The building has been designed in a post-modern style, with some elements of traditional architecture. Some design elements would suit the colonial-style architecture of the Ripon Buildings. In 2012, a massive renovation was initiated at a cost of ₹ 77 million under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), to preserve the building's original grandeur. Under this, an annexe building measuring 12,540 sq m will be constructed alongside
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#17328584590164340-573: The ruling party of the Union Government of India , won one seat. The Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) also won a seat. Aside parties, five independent candidates won in their respective wards. The councillors formally elected the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor on 4 March 2022. Having secured an absolute majority , the DMK's mayoral candidate Priya Rajan became the 46th Mayor of Chennai, unopposed. She
4410-410: 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
4480-494: 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
4550-675: 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 four parliamentary constituencies— Chennai North , Chennai Central , Chennai South and Sriperumbudur , which elects 29 members of
4620-510: 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,
4690-651: Was laid by Lord Minto, Viceroy of India, on 11 December 1909. It was built by Loganatha Mudaliar, and took four years to build at a cost of ₹ 750,000, including a sum of ₹ 550,000 paid to Mudaliar. The Ripon building was named after Lord Ripon , Governor-General of British India and the Father of local self-government. Earl of Minto , the then Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation on 12 December 1909. The Municipal Corporation of Madras, after functioning from several other places including Errabalu Chetty Street, settled at Ripon building in 1913, with P. L. Moore as
4760-411: 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,
4830-630: Was the Honourable K. Sriramulu Naidu , who served during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1978, the boundaries of the area administered 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. In October 2011, the expansion process was initiated before the elections to the corporation council in October. In this, 42 small local bodies, including 9 municipalities, 8 town panchayats and 25 village panchayats, were merged with Chennai Corporation, taking
4900-585: 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
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