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Andhra Pradesh Restructures Urban Development Authorities in Chittoor Region
Andhra Pradesh changed the areas managed by three urban development authorities.
The changes followed the reorganisation of districts in the region.
Tirupati Urban Development Authority became smaller and now covers fewer municipalities, mandals and villages.
Some areas were moved into or removed from its jurisdiction.
Palamaner-Kuppam-Madanapalle Urban Development Authority was renamed Annamayya Urban Development Authority.
It will manage urban and rural areas mainly linked to Annamayya district.
Chittoor Urban Development Authority was renamed Chittoor-Palamaner-Kuppam Urban Development Authority.
The changes officially took effect after a Gazette notification was published on August 17.
Government Order 196 revises the boundaries and names of three urban development authorities.
Tirupati Urban Development Authority now covers 7,728.63 sq km, including 36 mandals and 1,080 revenue villages.
Palamaner-Kuppam-Madanapalle Urban Development Authority has been renamed Annamayya Urban Development Authority.
Annamayya Urban Development Authority will cover four urban local bodies, 25 mandals and 378 villages.
Chittoor Urban Development Authority has been renamed CPKUDA and expanded to 4,604.11 sq km.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh State government and three urban development authorities: TUDA, ANUDA and CPKUDA.
- What
- The government restructured and renamed urban development authorities and changed their jurisdictions.
- Where
- The changes affect the former Chittoor district region and parts of the Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya and Nellore districts.
- When
- The revised jurisdictions took effect after publication in an extraordinary Andhra Pradesh Gazette issue on August 17.
- Why
- The changes were prompted by the recent district reorganisation.
Key facts
- Legal notification
- Government Order 196 was issued by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department.
- Gazette publication
- The changes were published in an extraordinary Andhra Pradesh Gazette issue on August 17.
- TUDA current jurisdiction
- Tirupati Urban Development Authority covers 7,728.63 sq km, 36 mandals and 1,080 revenue villages.
- TUDA former jurisdiction
- Previously, TUDA covered 8,352 sq km, seven municipalities, 39 mandals and 1,165 villages.
- ANUDA current jurisdiction
- Annamayya Urban Development Authority covers four urban local bodies, 25 mandals and 378 revenue villages across 5,329.45 sq km.
- CPKUDA current jurisdiction
- Chittoor-Palamaner-Kuppam Urban Development Authority covers four urban local bodies and 28 mandals across 4,604.11 sq km.
- Former PKMUDA area
- The former Palamaner-Kuppam-Madanapalle Urban Development Authority covered 2,945.50 sq km when constituted in 2019.
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