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Four mandals excluded from Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority
The government of Andhra Pradesh decided to change the area that a city planning group called MUDA looks after.
MUDA helps plan how cities and towns grow in a region.
The government took four small areas, called mandals, out of MUDA's care.
These areas are Kaikaluru, Kalidindi, Mandavalli and Mudinepalli.
Together, they have 101 villages.
Now MUDA will only look after two city bodies and nine mandals.
That means 169 villages across a large area.
The government says this change will make planning and administration better.
The new arrangement will start once it is printed in the official government newspaper.
This is part of a bigger change to how Krishna district is organised.
The Andhra Pradesh government issued GO Ms No 192 reorganising the jurisdiction of the Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Four mandals—Kaikaluru, Kalidindi, Mandavalli and Mudinepalli—were excluded from MUDA's development area.
The excluded mandals comprise 101 revenue villages, with Mudinepalli having the most at 33.
MUDA will now cover two urban local bodies and nine full mandals, spanning 169 revenue villages over 1,815.25 sq km.
The reorganisation follows the restructuring of Krishna district and takes effect upon publication in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh State government, through Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department Principal Secretary S Suresh Kumar
- What
- Reorganised the jurisdiction of the Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority (MUDA), excluding four mandals from its development area
- Where
- Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority area in Andhra Pradesh, India
- When
- GO Ms No 192 was issued on Monday; the change takes effect from publication of the notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette
- Why
- To streamline administration, facilitate coordinated urban development and improve spatial planning, following the restructuring of Krishna district
Key facts
- Government Order
- GO Ms No 192
- Issuing Department
- Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department
- Principal Secretary
- S Suresh Kumar
- Excluded Mandals
- Kaikaluru, Kalidindi, Mandavalli, Mudinepalli
- Revenue Villages Excluded
- 101 (Mudinepalli 33, Mandavalli 31, Kaikaluru 23, Kalidindi 14)
- Retained Mandals
- 9 mandals covering 169 revenue villages
- Total Area
- 1,815.25 sq km
- Legal Basis
- Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016
Sources
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